In the morning, before we started to hunt, we observed how the birds flew

Whether they flew left, right, or straight forward, the results will be different

If they flew to either right or left, we can forget about hunting

They're telling you not to go

If they flew straight forward, it means you will have a successful day

I came from Pingtung and got married in HsinChu

Those two places aren't exactly close

They're pretty far apart

I'm a local aboriginal, I grew up here

-The local aboriginal tribe is Attayal, right? -Right.

-How about Huei-fen? -My mother is Paiwan, from the Paiwan tribe

They look similar, but they're not quite the same

They're still different

We were actually co-workers at first

I was doing service in the south of Taiwan

Because the Paiwan tribe lived near our work place

I was doing military service

I was intrigued by the uniqueness of their culture

We were working in the city; we both were working in the city

Their culture was similar to ours, its as if it bore a certain magnetism

and I saw this lady looking so fine, so I won her over

Is that so?

We stuck with the same career

From animal husbandry to the restaurant to the resort business

its all one job to me, never changed it

We've been very persistent in what we've done

I work in the kitchen as a chef

I worked and learned along the way

And I've been doing it ever since

Afterwards I began to deliver a course

That was later on

I was learning and working, and preparing for certificate exams, too

Now I have a Class B license for Chinese cuisine

So I've been using my professional knowledge to teach women in the area

I've been in this career for nearly 15 years

I believe I chose the right path

Its just that we must learn how to make this trade even more diversified

For example, we should learn how to combine our restaurant with the local culture

We can combine the eco-culture around this area

Introduce a culture previously unknown to our guests

By doing so, we may diminish the cultural difference between us

I think that is our next goal

As aboriginal people, as mountain dwellers

We were in touch with mother nature ever since we were kids

I think it is something that should be taken seriously

Now living standards have risen

So people have generally forgotten the traditional skills that our ancestors lived by

For example, hunting

So I've offered a course to the Tribe University

teaching traditional hunting skills

I don't expect our future generation to make a living out of hunting

The reason I offered this hunting course

was to help our future generation understand

The lifestyle that our ancestors lived by

The main spirit of this course is that people should not forget their roots

Don't forget that this is how we lived

Don't forget that this is the environment that sustained our ancestors

We should learn how to harmonize, cooperate and blend in with the environment

I think that is the main spirit of this hunting course

Our focus is not on killing animals

I think to an ecosystem

The biggest threat is land development

Because a mature hunter knows how to respect mother nature

He knows how to adjust to the altering seasons

And employ different survival strategies

However, man's development of the land

For example, the reclamation of land

or the construction of bridges and roads

I think those are the number one animal killers

Not us hunters, it shouldn't be us hunters