JAGEL Again (PART 2 OF 3)
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Why did I coin the word?
Well ... Spreading the taste of "New Japan"---soft Japanese bagels or JAGELS is my dream.
I've got another big, big, big dream.
Some day, I'd like to own and operate a chain of bagel shops called "JAGEL" all over the world.
When I was a small girl, living in Vancouver was a dream simply because Uncle Denman and kayo-chan, one of my girl-cousins, lived in Vamcouver and my relatives talked to me about both of them.
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Beautiful Vancouver
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I'm now living in North Vancouver with a Japanese Canadian family.
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North Vancouver
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Now I love and enjoy every minute of the day here in North Vancouver.
Auntie Karen loves my soft, chewy and yummy bagels.
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She once ejaculated, "Oh, Mari, this is one of the best bagels I've ever tasted in my whole life."
I've been here in North Vancouver for 2 months now, and am looking for a job as baker.
The problem is I don't have a work permit nor a permanent resident card.
I've heard that I might get a job offer more easily in the North than in Vancouver.
So, if you're a bagel shop owner or a cafeteria manager in Yukon, Alberta, North West Territories, or Northern Ontario and willing to sponsor me and help me get a visa, I would be more than happy to talk with you.
Please contact me at barclay1720@gmail.com
I really wish that you will take a bite on my jagel some day.
Now, talking about my work at the shop, just before 12 PM, the kitchen is given a thorough clean in preparation for the lunchtime rush.
Hygiene is of crucial importance in a kitchen, so dishes and utensils are also cleaned.
The afternoon is spent preparing ingredients and products for the next day, freezing selected stock and cleaning the kitchen again!
Due to the flexibility of working in bakery, taking a break is generally a matter of preference.
Bakery employees normally get two 15 minutes breaks during the day, plus an hour for lunch.
Bakers also have to be fit and strong because those heavy bags of flour don’t lift themselves!
And don’t be fooled into thinking bakers get to work in a nice warm, oven-heated environment all day.
They have to make frequent trips to the freezers to store products or retrieve ingredients, which might be refreshing in the summer, but it’s not so nice on a crisp, cold winter’s day!
As you can see, bakery life is a hard, but it’s varied, it’s sociable.
And, let’s not forget, you get to work with delicious bakery goodies---especially bagels I baked for you.
What a tasty job!
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How's your job hunting, Mari?
I'm still struggling, Uncle Denman. It's so hard to land a job without a work permit nor a permanent resident card.
I know... I know... Even with a permanent resident visa or a landed immigrant visa, it was terribly hard for me to find a job when I came to Canada a couple of decades ago.
Was it? So how did you cope with that difficulty?
Well... I couldn't find a job for the first 6 months.
Why not?
'Cause I was mainly working in Japan as a computer programmer-analyst in the field of science---not commerece. At the time I was looking for a job in Toronto, there weren't many job openings in the field of science. So, I decided to study at Centennial College to brush up my English as well as to obtain some accounting knowledge.
When did you land a job?
After studying at the college for three years.
I see... but in my case, I don't have enough financial resources, that is, not enough money to pay my tuition for that long.
The best bet is, Mari, you try to find a job as baker in the North---such as Yukon Territory, Alberta Province, or Northwest Territories. Not many people want to work in those northern regions because of the extreme coldness during the winter. So go to North Vancouver Library and read the employment section of local newspapers in the North.
Then what am I supposed to do?
Chances are, Mari, the manager of the cafeteria of a mining company is desperately looking for a baker to replace the leaving worker.
But I don't have a work permit nor a permanent resident card.
Well... for example, there is a program called "Yukon Nominee Program (YNP)", which is developed to allow the Government of Yukon to nominate potential immigrants based on industrial and economic priorities and labour market conditions.
Is that program any good to me?
Yes, of course, you're categorized as a "skilled worker." In the above program, once you're admitted as a qualified individual, then the government will help you obtain a visa.
I see.
But the first thing you have to do, Mari, is to find a prospective employer who desperately looks for a baker in Yukon.
Uncle Denman, do you think I'll be able to find such an employer?
Well... don't worry too much, Mari... I think you'll find one sooner or later.
How come you're saing that?
'Cause the article called "JAGEL" I posted on March 9 is read by many people as shopwn in the following list.
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As you see, Mari, "JAGEL" is read by 112 Net citizens for the week from March 8 to March 14---top of the list except for the RSS feed and the home page.
I see...
Chances are, one of these days, a prospective employer will contact you at barclay1720@gmail.com
I really hope so.
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