She thought about what to do and decided to take the civil service exam. "I'd already embraced the idea of staying single. I had to think about security in my later years, whether I'd continue along doing the same job but without the status or the opportunity to advance. I also hoped that someday I'd have some authority and be able to do what I wanted to do."
左思右想，林小姐立定志向──參加國家考試進入公務體制內，「畢竟我已經抱定獨身主義，總要為自己後半輩子的安穩著想，以往約聘有實無名，沒有升遷機會，我也希望有朝一日能掌握決策權，做真正想做的事。」