海珮蒂亞（Hypatia of Alexandria 西元350-415）被譽為世界首位著名的女性哲學家、數學家、天文學家，在博學院任教，深受貴族弟子們愛慕。當時的亞歷山大港是自由開放的世界學術重地，繼承希臘傳統文化。可是以貧民為主的基督徒日漸壯大，用「神蹟」煽動群眾反上層反「異教」，圍攻博學院，破壞大圖書館。羅馬軍方無法控制，唯有接受基督信仰，排斥任何對抗的人，還敵視曾經合作的猶太教徒。大膽敢言的海珮蒂亞被貴族才俊癡戀，被熱血奴隸暗戀，她則專注學問，在血腥狂暴的衝突中，仍然苦心鑽研地球與太陽的運行軌迹。但她終於成為教會專制極權的犧牲品，遭基督徒暴民凌虐殘殺。片中充滿宗教爭議並大膽地提出批判及反思。西班牙人艾美尼巴（Alejandro Amenabar）一手包辦了導演和編劇。 Continue reading
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追擊拉登與狙擊種族
當知道美軍狙殺拉登成功，後來還知道他手中並武器，心裏很是反感。美國現時是戲都不想做了，甚麼國際法庭都變成了浮雲，直接了當的便來個「私了」，還來個違背回教意願的屍沉大海。一切都讓我想起Return of the Real一書。美國連美化自己的影像都不投放了，來個坦白得「可愛」。 Continue reading
Her name is Ah Sau
Elegance, beautiful and excellence — High expectations of her parents.
She was indeed a gorgeous woman. Yet, underneath her fine appearance, there was something hidden.
It all began when she moved to Canada. A silky thread found its way to the side of her name, and transformed her name into the character for embroidery. The two characters pronounced the same.
A needlewoman she became the year she arrived in Toronto. For a wage the Italian embroidery hands before her rejected, she needled in and needled out, she made her living.
So her young hands started busily working at a corner around Dundas and Spadina, embellishing the already beautiful chiffon and silk with threads of silver and crystal beads, needle by needle.
Her work made the day of many brides as they walked down the aisle in their dreamed attire so affordable. Tagged to the wedding gowns a little piece of paper telling how much these bridal dreams cost. It worked out that the brides paid the stated portion, Ah Sau and her colleagues subsidized the rest.
Ah Sau received $15 per hour for her 8 years of experience in making these white gowns so fair, yet the low wage did not pay off her eyes and her health lost.
When I asked her to write me her contact, he 25 year-old woman had to read for her reading glasses. Her keen eyesight was no longer with her, after 8 years of intense detailed work.
I met her in a community health clinic, the place she sought help for her failing health.
Then for 4 years I lost touch with her. I wondered in the streets she worked looking for her.
The gowns in the windows were still beautifully ornamented, the loft prices however had gone right down.
The little tags attached have another line added…reassuring us that they are still the work of fine Chinese hands. Only that, these workers are not residing in Canada, but from a place called China, where young women with swifty fingers and keen eyes never short of supply. More importantly, they are willing to work the needle for just a dim…
Over there are many Ah Sau …turning out the all white gowns for our local brides.
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