His sister took him to the Hualien chapter of the China Youth Corps, and on the way there treated him to a luxurious meal of ten boiled dumplings. Afterwards, with tears in her eyes, she bid him facawlen lanlen (Amis for "have a safe trip"), and boarded him on a bus to the preparatory school.
馬耀的二姐帶著他到花蓮救國團報到，上路前，二姐招待他在館子裡「奢侈地」吃了 10 顆水餃，然後一邊流淚、一邊用母語說了一句「Facawlen lanlen」（一路平安！）