Apart from the convenience of life here and the exceedingly friendly people once you get to know them, one reason he can't leave is his then girlfriend (and now wife) Ecysusanty, who is likewise an ethnic Chinese Indonesian. Another important plus to living in Taipei: "I can make friends with people of many different nationalities here!"
「離不開」的理由，除了台北便利的生活及混熟了之後就超友善的人群，還結識了同為華裔印尼人的女朋友劉珊帝（即後來的太太），更重要的是：「我在這裡可以同時跟很多國家的人交朋友！」