He well remembers the strenuous objections of his parents when he told them he intended to forsake the steady income of his job in favor of a precarious life as an artist. Taiwan at that time was extremely conservative, and it was typical for his parents to worry about their son ’ s livelihood. Even though NTNU charged no tuition, oil and paint were exorbitantly priced.
回顧當年，已擁有穩定教職的他居然偷偷報考師院藝術系，父母得知後十分反對，因為當時社會風氣保守，學藝術的人很難找出路，師院雖然免學費，但油畫顏料卻相當昂貴。