During his high school years, he kept writing poetry as he neglected his classes. He then placed into an animal husbandry course in Pingtung, but he kept spending his nights reading literature and writing. He couldn't keep up in even the most basic courses.
高中時期他已發表不少詩作，但對課業仍然漠不關心；考上屏東農專畜牧科後，又常因熬夜讀文學書籍、寫稿而缺課，連普通課程也無力顧及。