After she graduated from vocational art school, Sun at first took up a regular 9 to 5 job with the China Television Co., but soon found the routine too tedious.
她自藝專畢業以後，曾進入中華電視台當導播，工作多在夜間，生活不太正常，又加上有感情上的糾結牽纏，心情很壞，常感覺無法忍受台北的萬丈紅塵，遂萌退穩種花的念頭。心意既定，她開始到郊區覓地。