A Job Interview And Lunch In China Town Montreal

My mother in law drove me to the interview this morning and Marc came along. When I got back to the car where they were waiting, she said she would take us for lunch to celebrate.

We chose to go to the easiest place for everyone, which is the China town buffet. This is probably one of the worst buffets or restaurants in Montreal, but somehow it has a comfortable gangster vibe that makes it less intimidating then other places. In fact the Montreal Chinatown is really not the best ever, especially compared to Toronto Chinatown which is the only other one I have ever gone to.

We have been going to this place for sixteen years, since the first time we moved to the city.

I had a plate from the vegetarian section which doesn't have eggs or dairy. I had broccoli, red rice, taro which is really kind of interesting, turnip which was tasteless, spicy tofu, which I topped with steamed peanuts, and green onions. All of these items were barely hot and were full of oil.

I hadn't eaten anything and was starving from being awake almost all night thinking about the interview, I had more to eat. A plate of the most drab and boring maki rolls ever. One was cucumber and the other seemed like a pickled radish or something. I guess you get what you pay for. It was about twelve dollars Canadian per person.

This is the first time since last year that we have gone to a restaurant in Montreal so it was kind of nice to not have to look for a way to make food in my mother in laws kitchen. Also she doesn't get out much so I think it was fun for her.

Marc and I and everyone that we have ever come here with, agree that it is the most awful buffet ever, but we always like coming here and in the past our former co workers and us have always enjoyed having our staff meetings here.
I definitely don't want to make a habit of it. I feel like all the long walks we have been doing for exercise and the better eating just went out the door.

Anyway, I have a job, and as scary as it is to face a new challenge, and lose free time, it will be a chance for me to have the little things in life like a pair of shoes that aren't borrowed and don't have holes in them, and a few more clothes and certain items. We threw almost everything away before going to Mexico. We will throw everything away again someday before our next adventure.

I have had some wonderful people on steemit wish me luck for the interview and it means so much to me. I really think the kind words helped my confidence and I am ever so grateful for the friendships that I've made here.