Hello everyone,

Today, I want to share a story from my childhood with you.

This memory feels both vivid and blurry — like an old film playing in my mind, with flickering light, faint sounds, and a bittersweet feeling in my heart

哈啰，大家好。

今天想和你们分享一段我童年的故事。

这一段记忆对我来说，既真实又模糊，

像一部老电影，在脑海里有光、有声音，也有心里的一点酸。

When I left northern Taiwan, I had just entered my second year of elementary school.

My family moved to Kaohsiung, and from then on, life became a little unstable — like a snail without its shell, wandering everywhere looking for a place to rest.

离开了北部的生活，那年我刚升上国二。

我们全家又搬到了高雄。

从那时开始，生活变得有点颠簸，

像一只没有壳的蜗牛，到处找地方落脚。

By that time, my parents were already living separately.

My mom would visit two or three times a week,

while I stayed with my dad, living in a tiny storage room at his friend’s place.

It was located behind a fire station — small and dark.

There was a little glass window on the ceiling, and light would trickle in through it.

My dad and I shared one bed.

I remember often praying toward that little skylight —

it was the same moment I mentioned in my episode “The Broken Bone Miracle.”

那时候，爸爸妈妈已经分开住了。

妈妈一个礼拜会来看我两三次，

而我，跟着爸爸住在他朋友家的小储藏间。

那地方在消防局后面，很小、很暗。

天花板上有一块小小的玻璃，光会从那里透进来。

我和爸爸就睡在同一张床上。

我还记得，我常常对着那个小天窗祷告——

那也是我在《断骨奇迹》里提到的那个时刻。

My dad drank every day back then.

My daily task was to cross the street and buy him half a dozen bottles of rice wine or beer.

At night, his friends would come over to drink, chat, and discuss work.

Sometimes, the policemen or firefighters next door would play mahjong right beside our room.

Strangely, I didn’t mind the noise.

Only when my dad got drunk and his voice suddenly grew loud would I frown a little — but I stayed quiet, just being there.

爸爸那时每天都喝酒。

我每天的任务，就是去对面的小店帮他买半打米酒头或啤酒。

晚上，爸爸的朋友会来找他喝酒、聊天、谈案子，

有时候，隔壁的警察或消防员会在我们房间旁边打麻将。

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