July 1st – Moving Day
7.1 – Canada Day, the whole Canada is celebrating its National Day, except for Quebec.
7.1 – Moving Day, the whole Quebec is celebrating not having to celebrate Canada Day, except for the rest of Canada.
“We’re busying moving, so we don’t have time to celebrate.” What a wonderful excuse the independence-seeking Quebecois made up to ignore the federation! But regardless, moving cannot be described merely as “busy”, it’s stressful, frustrating, hectic, exhaustive…
I still remember very clearly the night before I left Chicago, my good friend came over to help me finish packing, and I ended up sitting on the floor, totally exhausted, watching my friend packing for me. And I don’t want to remember how many times I moved during the past few years.
This morning, I was waken up at 5:30 by a neighbor, who obviously wanted to be a moving day early bird. And later during the day, the streets were full of cars, vans, trucks packed with suitcases and furniture.
Meanwhile, in other parts of the world, some friends are moving too. I realized, no matter we’re sad or happy or stressed out about our moving, we’re not alone.
Life needs to be moved on, and moving helps us move on in life. Especially when we’re still young, it’s the best time for us to experience, to search for the right path, or a perfect place to live, if there is one for us.
Happy Moving Day!
actually, my first comment on your blog is about the layout: How can you make this?
Because your blog seems very different from others I have ever seen!!!
Meanwhile, what you wrote today looks like a counterpart of what I posted on my blog yesterday. HAHA!!!!Cheer for MOVIN DAY
Well, sounds Louis’s vedio inspired you all these thoughts?!
Most of the time, i’m feeling lost in life, but as you said, we’re not alone, we should be happy for that.
Yes, there must be a perfect place for all of us, cheer up~
@LOUISLAO
I use wordpress to create my blog, and I have my own domain name. it’s not the same as msn’s. that’s why it’s totally different.
Yeah, as I wrote, we’re not alone. In any corner of the world, there are always people moving. Thank you for the inspiration, though. Hehe!
@Joanna
Joanna, maybe you should move too. staying in gz for too long?
Actually, the July 1st moving day is mainly around Montreal and has nothing to do with Federal or Provincial politics.
The official moving day used to be May 1st until it was changed to July 1st in the mid-1960s so that kids could finish their school year in the same school instead of having to change two months before the end of the year. (Ever see that history minute on TV about Maurice Richard? it says May 1st, 19?? and he’s moving – lol!)
Having lived and moved (often!) in both Montreal and Toronto, I can safely say this July 1st thing is a PITA and should be abolished! (and Quebec’s landlord-tenant regs suck
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First of all, thanks for your comment. But many Montrealers told me that the July 1st moving day was the Quebecois’ little joke with the federal government. Anyway, whether it’s political or not, isn’t it always nice to have a day off? Especially when you have to move.