"Oral History" was originally commissioned to Piyahaw Elementary School to administer. With only a week left the school backed out, and he had to do all the work himself, interviewing the village elders and editing the tapes until 2: 00 or 3: 00 night after night in order to do the job. The "painting the town" plan also had a rocky road.
「口述歷史」本來委託碧候國小執行，最後學校失約，剩下一個星期時間，他只有硬著頭皮自己動手，採訪部落耆老、整理錄音帶，每天晚上寫到兩、三點，才把成果交出去。