Flower vase: At the end of World War Ⅱ when U.S. soldiers were preparing to leave the Philippines for home, Chuang's father went to Manila Harbor to attend an auction of military effects.
「花旗仔要走了，你到碼頭看看有什麼好東西可以買。」一個長輩囑咐莊喬松的父親。那年，美軍正準備撤離菲律賓，在馬尼拉港口舉行大拍賣。