Intro

I am going to introduce you to my world.
My public life, as columnist, image designer, producer, performer, recording artist, and now as guest music lecturer is well known.
I love to sing, photograph and design. I had a flourishing art business for over twenty years.
No matter how busy I am, I make time for my family, friends and fans. Here we go!

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要不要?

筆者是一位專欄作家,也是一位母親。對於孩子有病,作為母親當然會非常擔心;如果孩子不幸染上頑疾,母親甚至整個家庭都會更為緊張,四出尋找有效的治療方法。就算是絕症,也不會放棄可能的治療機會或抒緩方法。然而,當一位母親被醫生告知她肚裡的孩子有可能是唐士綜合症並沒有根治的方案時,這位母親又應該如何反應?如果你是那位母親或是那孩子的父親,你會否放棄該孩子?
這是一個很複雜的問題,關乎於人性丶責任丶宗教,甚至道德的決擇。香港到目前為止仍算是一個傳統的中國人社會,生孩子大多是希望傳宗接代,而且香港多年來鼓勵"兩個夠曬數",加上地少人多,夫婦大多數偏向生一至兩個小孩,當然希望是健康活潑的寶寶。近年更因為女仕傾向高薪厚職,以工作為主,大多偏向遲婚,形成高齡產婦甚為普遍的現象,大大增加了智障嬰兒例如唐氏綜合症的風險。

現今科技日新月異,醫學昌明,多媒體資訊發達,世界各地的唐氏綜合症朋友及家人能夠比以前更多經驗交流和分享,唐氏綜合症的存活率也能在六十歲以上,甚至出現更多唐氏綜合症的成功人士!而且,大部分有唐氏綜合症孩子的家庭看似是愉快的。因此,墮胎並不是唯一選擇,墮胎更會對母親及胎兒造成嚴重的身心創傷!所以選擇的關鍵是在於能否承受不能想像的壓力而堅持有責任地照顧自己的孩子。政府及社會各界也應該給予更多的支援服務及關注,達致共融的健康社會。

About Astor

Astor is able to express herself with logical literacy but full of artistic feelings. She acts to record her valuable, interesting and unforgettable experiences during her travel and plans to share with others her instant feelings, thoughtful insights and findings via poems, free verses, prose, narration, reference, etc.

Music, Movie, Musicals and Me

Music and theatre have had a close relationship. Theatre can associate with movie or musical theatre (musicals) and I love both of them. I sing theme songs in some Asian movies, such as“When I Dream” (theme from “Dragon Squad”). It easily recalls people not only from scenes of the movie, but also from memory. I love theme music from movies as well as songs from Musicals, especially Broadway. I remember I have fallen in love with Broadway since I was 12. Musical films characteristically contain elements reminiscent of theatre; performers often sing and dance as if there is a live audience watching. Some musical films were adapted for the stage after their great success, such as “The Wizard of Oz” and“Fame”, while successful musicals also definitely received movie adaptations, i.e. stage-to-film adaptations, such as“Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Evita”. We can share our moments after all these years by passing through “Over the Rainbow”, “Out Here On My Own”, “I Don’t Know How To Love Him”, “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”, “You Must Love Me” ……

“Moon River” (theme from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”) has to be selected in my new album "Theatre" although it has been covered by hundreds of artists all over the world. I sing it each time, it seems like a live performance accompanied by the pianist just in front of the audience.

“The Way We Were” (theme from “The Way We Were”) must be selected because it was the song of one of my favorite singers that influences me most, Barbra Streisand, and I won the singing contest with it!

“For All We Know” (theme from “Lovers and OtherStrangers”) was selected, of course, in tribute to my forever idol, the Carpenters.

WORDS from Astor :

I hope all of you would like the presentation of my albums.
Everlasting love dedicated to SUPERSTAR...
My dearest family,
Mom and Dad,
Uncle,
Tony,
Jan.
All the one I love,
Teachers and tutors, who have enlightened me,
All singers and writers of the original songs, especially Karen and Richard Carpenter.
All musicians,
All my fans and friends.
Thanks GOD.

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