Liezl has been working withAl Habtoor Group for thirteen years. Liezl trully
enjoys her job as an executive secretary in the communications department
at head office. She is always smiling and is a very cheerful person in general.
Liezl Reamillo
1. Describe your job within 10 words
If done with patience, ownership and attention to details, my
job is quite simple and easy
2. When did you join Habtoor Group?What position did
you occupy?
August 1997. I was initially hired as Front office cashier then
shortly moved to Accounts Receivables. After 6 months, I
moved to F&B operations and admin till 2007, I worked in
almost all Habtoor Hotels in Dubai. I transferred to the Head
Office 3 years ago.
3. What is your guilty pleasure?
Having a driving license but not driving!
4. What is the most treasured possession in your office?
I guess everything and nothing. I appreciate all my posses-
sions at the office; but maybe my most treasured is my family
picture because my kids are my treasure in life.
5. What bores you?
I get bored when I can’t think of anything worthwhile to do.
What actually bores me is people who always complain that
are bored; I don’t understand the meaning of “Having nothing
to do!!”
6. When did you last loose your temper at work?
That was a long time ago but not about work. I lost my tem-
per with a co-employee who was very rude and offensive.
I’m glad I haven’t encountered anyone like her for a while
now or maybe because I now know how to handle such a
character.
7. Tell us a little about your personal life.
I’m a mother of 2 beautiful and happy children and married to
a “very good looking” and loving man! (I always try to think it
that way). I’m into recycling. I hate any sort of wastage.
8. What do you do in your spare time? Do you have any
hobbies?
Spare time for me is when I’m not in the office. I enjoy the
“precious” time with my family and good friends. I cook spe-
cial healthy meals. And in quieter times, when my kids are
sleeping or not around, I either clean or read articles about
parenting, green environment and arts & crafts. When you
are a parent, you forget the word “spare” or “free” time.
9. Who is the public
figure
you most admire?
I always have a soft heart for the less fortunate, the children
and the poor. And for that, I greatly admire people like Efren
Peñaflorida who came from poorest of the poorest but man-
aged to uplift himself and finished university (with flying col-
ours) yet chose to pursue a vocation to help others. He is a
teacher, a social worker and a Filipino recognized by CNN as
the 2009 Hero of the Year for his extraordinary contribution.
The other persona I salute is Hunter Campbell “Patch” Ad-
ams, M.D. I think many have watched his real life story por-
trayed by RobinWilliams (an actor I also admire by the way).
He is another extra ordinary and unique doctor who reaches
out to help the sick through creative yet effective approach.
10. If you won a million Dirhams what would you do?
I will spend on things I dream of doing, but cannot do now.
I’ll spend 1/3 to explore some beautiful places in the Philip-
pines and buy a beautiful farm house. Another 1/3 of it to
build a school, a nursery to start with that would hearten fam-
ily values, love for country and “entrepreneurship”. And the
last 1/3 for community service and that include of course my
relatives!
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