If there is anything I gained from my job, that should be my Swiss boss’ words, “Never believe them. You have to push them, force them!” “Them” hereby indicated “bureaucracy”, including administrative authorities and courts of justice. Before actually practicing law, I usually took statutory provisions or a simple “yes” or “no” from official persons as granted. When I can infer a refusal from the provisions or the persons’ words, I will automatically give up and try to figure out another way. I got troubles following my policy under some circumstances. For example, despite the Immigration Office expressively told me that a foreigner would not be fined for his overstaying if he is prohibited by the prosecutor from leaving the country, airport police insisted my client should pay 3000 for his violation of ROC Immigration Law. Such insistence unavoidably pushed me into my boss’ room for a long “instruction”. Such experiences accumulate and I gradually understand the truth of this society: the way is always behind the rules; you have to press forward until there are no any chinks on the wall in front you. After understanding that, my work turned to be smoother. My time sheet contains more and more “telephone call” for checking, chasing and challenging authorities and clerks. That is boring, but that really works. I just love my job. --

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