Bagel and El Salvador

Posted February 3rd, 2010 in Bagelier Bagel, Ume's Interests No Comments »

Happy anniversary~~!

It’s been almost a year since Bagelier officially started. I want to take this opportunity to say thanks to my customers and friends who have been supporting me for this small business 🙂

Oh, and, I would like to state here again that our bagel dough needs to be rested for more than 10 hours, slowly in the low temperature environment. Therefore, all orders need to be placed at least 2 days prior to the required delivery date. I know it’s not really convenient 🙁 but that’s how we develop the natural sweetness and flavor in the dough. Sorry for the inconvenience… I really appreciate your understanding! 🙂

Different subject,

I received an email from my friend who is in El Salvador. She flew there on Christmas day, and was so looking forward to meet her in-laws for the first time… but, it seems that she is not really enjoying this long holiday.

She is so angry that everyone over there doesn’t throw away rubbish in the bin even though there is a bin. There’s garbage everywhere even in the bus. Besides people don’t even care.

She was saying that “what goes around comes around”. In Japan we say “if you spit towards the sky, the spit will drop on your face.” People should take care of their own country.

She had to compare El Salvador to Japan, and was giving me an example of Lotte Gum. Each gum is wrapped in a paper with “Please dispose of your litter thoughtfully” message. It is a kind of etiquette and also education to people. This is just an very small example, but she realized that these small things have built the present Japan …

The reason why this holiday hasn’t been great for her is not only the garbage issue, she has been a victim of pickpocket! :p It seems that it’s not unusual to have a pickpocket in this country, and police doesn’t even bother looking for her wallet… Lucky she still has her passport and return ticket to Perth! I hope she arrive here safely…