Chi remembers the first time he went to visit Huang at his home in Lunpei in Yunlin. The old man, almost 100 years old at the time, leapt astride his bicycle to go get some special local products from the temple and bring them back for Chi. With the old man's spirited gestures and general amiability, Chi immediately fell for old Huang.
紀國章記得，第一次到雲林崙背老家拜訪黃海岱時，年近百歲的老人家身手矯健地跳上鐵馬，為他帶回來當地廟口的土產，舉手投足間的灑脫與親切，讓紀國章立刻愛上了這位「海岱伯」。