Wednesday, April 02, 2008

春眠不覺曉 / Spring Time

春眠不覺曉,處處聞啼鳥;
夜來風雨声,花落知多少?
(孟浩然 【春眠】)


加拿大東岸的春天,就在幾場大雪之後姗姗而來,但她沾著春天氣息的晨袍,卻沒有喚醒深藏在数呎積雪下的鬰金香。今早我起床的時候,外面陽光普照,幾隻沒有南移的烏鴉在樹枝上吱吱喳喳地在寒喧,街道上熙熙攘攘的學童,跑踏著昨天還是冰硬的操場草地,融雪和泥土潑濺在他們潔白的校服上,但那只是欢迎一個遲來春天的代價,他們的嬉笑声,令我暫忘卻了昨晚的狂風暴雨。

我翻開今日的早報一看: 兩歲的加籍索馬利亞小孩Khalid在住宅中被燒死,父親試圖入內搶救親兒,但被在場消防員攔止。三十六歲的Lainie終於成功申請(sponsor)她在幾內亞結識的丈夫移民來加,但在到埗不足一星期,她「丈夫」取了移民紙之後不遲而別,在电話留言說他是要和她離婚。那心碎的少婦感到墮入愛河是一個結婚騙局,而根據移民法例,她還要負責他未來十年的生活福利貼津。

含苞待放的鬰金香,仍寂靜地在外面的積雪下等待著。

10 comments:

新鮮人 said...

那個"丈夫"真夠衰格,
佢無真係問Lainie攞津貼呀??
而且條法例真係有點問題喎!

新鮮人 said...

把這篇文章的連結加入了我的新文內,
如有不便,
請通知我啊!

tofufa said...

I guess if that guy applies for welfare then the gov't can ask the woman pays...

Anonymous said...

咁橋! 我又係最近寫咗篇『春 曉』,
儲在 Draft 欄裡面,等候時機登出。
現在可以把他的次序排前啲,來和一和
微豆兄。

Haricot 微豆 said...

新鮮人:
如果他以窮人或病人身份,申請緊急政府津貼或救濟金而受批凖,政府可会追討Lainie (sponsor)負責回錢。

如果沒有這「十年」法例,很多人会移民之後特意離婚,立即靠加拿大立稅人的錢來養活自己,或有人会以結婚來賺外地移民手續費,或作其它勾當,法例是來防止marriage of convenience。

再者,大家雖然可憐Lainie遇人不淑,但這是她個人之决定,作為立稅人,為什麼要負上責任,養她自願簽紙申請過來的男人?

Haricot 微豆 said...

新鮮人: 欢迎連結!!

Haricot 微豆 said...

Tofufa: You are right. That's exactly what really stinks the woman who signed a 10-year sponsorship contract with the Immigration Department as part of the conditions for the guy's immigration into Canada !!!

Haricot 微豆 said...

Inner Space: 好呀,大家湊熱鬧 :)

Keith said...

Sometimes I went on business in China, these young women threw themselves to me--I thought my old charm still working--apparently I need to have second thought. :o)

Haricot 微豆 said...

Keith: I am sure most of them fall for your charm. Of course, even Sir Paul McCartney had his moment of difficulties when the relationship didn't work out.

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