Chiu found it hard to adapt at school but he liked to draw, and the school would often send him out for art competitions or to help paint posters. For his part, Chiu was always glad when he didn't have to go to class. Reluctantly he took and passed the test for night school at Taipei's Teyu High School.
高風險的漫畫創作難以適應課堂教學的他，由於從小就喜愛畫畫，學校常派他到校外比賽或幫忙製作壁報，邱錫勳也樂得不用上課。