Takke ho! U chit chan chhubi e taichi beh kah lin hunhiong--chit'e. Goa chitma ti Bikok E-lo-e (Los Angeles) thakchheh. Chahng epou ham chit'e tong'oh chohoe khi chhoe gun chit'e kausiu beh ka i chhengkau. Soa--lohlai koh tutioh gun chit'e peng'iu, i e chhiukut tengbin u chhiah chit'e Hanji: iaukiu e kiu. Goa thautu'a hit'e peng'iu u teh oh KoaN'oe, toh mng--i, "Che si siaNmih Hanji?" U chhiahho chit ui siochia kanna bat "kiu" e igi, soah m chai beh annoa liam. In toh mng goa, goa kong KoaN'oe ai liam "chhio5". Gun kausiu toh sui ka goa kong, "Oh, you speak Chinese?" (= Ouh, li ehiau kong Han'gi, si--bo?) I kong i 1988-ni cho'iu bat toa PakkiaN kachheh kuina ko goeh. Hit e si, goan teh tan chit keng pizza-tiam beh ka goan sang pizza lai chiah amtng, kausiu toh chhoa chit tin hakseng chhutkhi goakhau chihchiap. Gun kausiu si chit'e gouchap-goa hoe e hujinlang. I toh mng goa kong, "So were you born in China, or were you born here in the United States?" (= Ah li si ti Tiongkok ahsi ti Bikok chhutsi--e?) [Goa si 1979 ni ti Taipak chhutsi--e.] Goa toh in kong, "I was born in Taioan, which was supposed to be a part of China, and supposedly still is--but I don't buy it!" (= Goa si ti Taioan chhutsi--e…hittangchun u lang kong he si Tiongkok e chit pouhun, kau taN iaukoh si anne, mkoh goa thiaN in teh pangphui!) Cheng3 tong'oh long thiaN-tioh chin chhubi. Gun kausiu toh kong, "Goa khahcha 1977-ni e sichun u teh chhoa chit'e hakseng, au--lai chiaNcho Taioan e huchongthong--e." "I kio simmih mia?" "Annette Lu." "Annette Lu? Li kong li punsin seksai--i?" "M nia seksai--leh!" i in kong. "I teh sia seksu lunbun e si5 long ma si goa teh ka kamtok--e. Boe'au thiaNkong i u soan-tioh Taioan huchongthong, goa kamkah tioh chin hoaNhi, chin kamsim." Hitchun goa si teh siuN, goanlai sekai chiah chiahnih seliap chit liap chiohthau'a nania! Mkoh cheng3 tong'oh khah m bat Achiu e taichi, m chai Lu Siulian si siang. Kausiu soa--lohkhi kaisoeh, "Annette Lu was in jail for a while. You know what she got put away for? FOR BEING A FEMINIST!" (= U chit toaN sikan, Lu Siulian khi hong koaiNkaN. I si in'ui saNmih choe7 chiah lai hong koaiNkaN lin ioh khoaNmai--leh… Si in'ui i si luseng-chugi-chia!) Teh thiaN--e takke long gang--khi a. Kausiu koh kong, "Hittangchun i ma u hou goa kuina pun chheh. Iukoan luseng-chugi untong--e. Long si Tiongbun--e." U lang mng kausiu, "Kausiu, Tiongbun li kam khoaN-u?" "KhoaN-bo--lah." … TiuN BouthiN siong Tosia lin e phangtiuN-- Hibang takke pailak kah lepai peng'an!