Small and dark, the 82-year-old still looks healthy and alert, except for a furrowed brow. At home are a mentally retarded wife and a ten-year-old daughter. His NT $ 8000 a month pension plus the NT $ 1400 a month in public assistance are just enough to keep food in their mouths. Therefore, Kao relies on collecting discarded bottles and begging from weekend visitors as important sources of income.
八十二歲矮小黝黑的他看起來還算硬朗，只是眉頭糾結，家裡有智障老婆和一個十歲小女兒，每月八千塊的退伍金加一千四百塊的低收入戶補助只夠糊口，因此撿廢保特瓶、假日向遊客乞討，所掙的分文都是貼補家計的重要來源。