17 years old
In
Taiwan, so-called tech-savvy teenagers like those in different countries do boast
in their own blogs generally. He used to be one of them, playing the fancy
stuff with his friends.
Being
bookish was definitely not the only option for him. He was very good at sports
and made a wonderful academic achievement, a popular one among his friends. No
one gave it a doubt about his bright future. Surely he could go to any national
university of good reputation if he wanted to.
He
did not tolerate laziness or waste of time. He was aware of the necessity of
self-esteem and self-discipline. He was able to hit the jackpot, which helped
him to approach what he expected himself to be at school. He was able to pick
up the essential information with very little effort by listening but giving full
and close attention.
Things between his parents started bothering him. He needed not to be offered the lowdown on what was going on. He heard the quarrels between them and the loud noise his mother made, chopping on the cutting board with a knife in the kitchen whenever his father left home some nights.
When
his parents laughed at each other and told him that they planned to go to a
movie. He was thrilled about the smiles and happiness shinning on their faces.
He volunteered gladly to buy the dinner boxes for his parents and promised to
wait for them to have the dinner together on that Saturday.
He
wished he had been gone with them and not left alone with endless consolations
or care from others. It was too much for him to carry on but he denied the
desperate need to allow someone to relieve him of the burden on his shoulders.
It was the sorrows that accompanied with him. He was laughing in his dream
where he joined his parents, and was woken instantly by the alertness of the
cruel fact – that he was a lonely soul even without a sibling. The fear of falling
back into a hazy sleep in which he might be falling apart was a terror to him.
There was something he was needed to face that was inheritance. The sum of money his father borrowed for working capital from the banks was too big and the property including the house and the land couldn’t cover it. His uncle helped him to deal with giving up the inheritance, which has a two-month time limit, according to Article 1138 of the Civil Code. Otherwise there would be a lot debts waiting for him as an only child to pay back to the banks.
He
should have equipped himself with being blunt to ignore the hurt from all the
troubles brought by the accident. He lashed out at the thoughts – that he had
been abandoned. He told himself that
there must have some adapting to be going on even though he had no one at his
back anymore.
The worst was that he did not know wherever
life took him. But there was only way left for him just to keep going on no
matter what might occurr on the path he was walking on.
He
was so irritated by the raised tuition policy and the non-stop raised costs of
the daily life that he formed a habit to bite his nails to red stubs unconsciously.
One of his teachers noticed and believed it might be a significant symptom of a
worry-aholic, who tried to break his habit of planning every step of his life
on his own. She did help him and he convinced himself to welcome the help from
her and the parents of his friends who willingly looked for part-time jobs at
night or breaks for him.
He
was on his own right after he turned 17. It was priority number one for him to
survive and go on higher education. Then he learned that preparation was the
key to success.
*
According
to Taxation Administration, the revised inheritance tax exemption has been
active from the year of 2015 up to NT$ 12,000,000, around US$ 400,000 (Ministry
of Finance, April 6, 2017). If the decedent's estate is valued more than the
applicable exemption amount, the inheritance tax is needed to pay after the
amount of exemption is deducted. In addition to that, the inheritance taxes have
to be paid before one receives it within 6 months, started from the decease
date of the decedent.
*
According
to Ministry of Labor (January 1, 2017), the hour pay for a part-time worker is
NT$ 133, around US$ 4.
* The employer shall not hire one who is
under the age of 15 according the Articles 44 – 48 and Article 64 of Labor
Code.
71 years old
He
is definitely stubborn as a mule everyone believes. He doesn’t care it too
much. He leads a life fully and does not regret what he has done. Working has
been the lifesaver for him and still is.
There
are only a few could gain the title of an emeritus professor, and he is one of
them. The audience would run the plaudits after he is invited to give a speech
once for a while. He enjoys the relaxing life style and he acts not like one of
those retirees who keep doing the same thing, day after day, with no hope of a
different outcome.
He
slumps down in that cozy sofa and he never feels his body stiff but he is
pretty comfy after a long walk every other day. His heart racing steadily comforts
and promises him that he can luxuriously enjoy the life, not long but enough
time. He has no signs of degeneration to complain about. He is still in good
physical shape he is kind of proud of consciously. A health check yearly is the
time when he needs to go to the hospital. He tries to stay healthy, avoiding
going to the hospital of which the scents has left on his memories.
One of his interests in reading is the topic on human natures which scrutinizes the rise and fall of emotions of a being. The vivid moments in his youth are always in his mind – that he realized the nature of goodness showing him generously when he was in the depths of despair and in the need of help ridding him of awkwardness and poverty.
He
is pleased with listening to a piece of music, which seems a sedative for him, especially
when he is lying perfectly still on the bed and his chest slowly rising and
falling before getting lost in his dreams.
Time
hasn’t chipped away at his confidence he built up since he was very young and
he believes this is of importance to keep him moving on without being struck
down by the so-called fate but with a promising hope. He hardly reveals
anything personal in conversations with his acquaintances or colleagues.
He admits that he is not one for socializing, and keeps things to himself. He has been as inconspicuous as possible after he’s lived through the years on alone. He didn’t worry about if his colleagues pictured him too black or got him wrong before being thoroughly understood when he worked with them. He gets his friends off his back, but his relationship with them seems very solid. He likes to meet or visit them whenever the time is scheduled. He always needs to do things step by step in an acute process. He has stuck to a routine and a surprise is entirely unwelcome to him.
Being
single, he’s created a near-perfect exit strategy at the end of his life if he
can manage on his own. He’s learned it more than five decades ago that
preparation is the key to make a good ending.
*The
annuity reform bill will be submitted to the Commission of the Legislative Yuan
for a review tomorrow morning (April 8th, 2017). This will have a huge impact on the retirees who worked as a teacher, a police officer, a
solider or in a governmental department. The monthly retired pay is planned to decrease
by 40% to 30% or more in five years depending on the years one worked for and the
position taken into account too. The pension is promised not less than NT$32,000, For example, a full-time retired professor now has
about NT$ 100,000 or so monthly, and will receive about NT$ 55,000 after a revision.
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