last time "home" to Montreal

My parents are moving to Toronto soon - I went back to Montreal one last time before the house is handed over to the buyers. Probably the last time that I have a "home" to go to there. Being horrible at keeping in touch with friends in general, my social circle in Montreal has been ever-diminishing... it is feeling less and less like "going back to Montreal", more and more like "visiting Montreal".

Oddly enough, the moment the train pulled into the Central Station and I got out of the gate, I felt like a local. The Central Station never changed, it was like an old friend waiting to welcome me back. I whipped out my Opus card (public transit cash card), and navigated the mazes of Montreal underground without hesitation, I might even have snickered a bit at some Torontonian tourists with their maps. And yet, a simply night of party made me realize how far I am from the every days of this city - new bars, new restaurants, little additions of park benches on streets here and there, even more patios now, and condos shooting up. Such a strange feeling to be so familiar yet out of touch. 

On the day I was leaving Montreal, there was some festivals in the city as usual; passer-bys were in their colorful clothes excitedly skipping towards where the music and drums came from, brushing past me. I might have walked a bit stiffer than the local pace, or maybe it's the luggage rolling behind me, or it's probably just me feeling shunned for some reason. But definitely felt like the city pegged me as an outsider from there on. 


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Changing Job - Again

Accepted an offer recently to move into a new role that I've wanted to try but for one reason or another never got to - timing is always a bitch. In this case it worked out and I get a short vacation before it all starts again - w000000t. Usually, I'd say, maybe I should maximize D3 time, but feck, I just realized that I am no longer into it anymore. Such an old fart now.

So 2 more weeks for me to Zen it... I have not yet planned what I should do... I should hurry. Maybe knock a few items off my bucket list, finally watch the original Star Wars trilogy, or something less nerdy. Haha.