Despite all this, when receiving guests from afar he enthusiastically leads them up to the roof for a glimpse of Tamsui's beautiful Mount Kuanyin. When the conversation turns to music, especially music imbued with the love of his homeland, his eyes light up.
然而為了遠道的訪客，他迎風登樓，要把淡水觀音山的美景和訪客分享；談到音樂、尤其是其中蘊含的鄉土情懷，蕭泰然更是一雙大眼炯炯發亮。