There is a story of the jilted lover returning by train from Taipei to his home in Taitung. He set out early in the morning, and cried all the way to Ilan, and then Hualien. When the train pulled into Chihshang he heard the platform vendors and realized that he was famished. One rice box later his mood had brightened considerably, and it suddenly occurred to him: "That's life!"
一則火車故事說：有個失戀的人一大早從台北坐火車回台東，一路哭到宜蘭、花蓮，車到池上時聽到窗外有人叫賣池上飯包，這才驚覺肚子好餓，買了一個來吃，吃完後心情竟然好多了，恍然發覺「原來人生就是這樣」。