A list of questions

I've been thinking a lot about what I'll say or ask my grandfather when I meet him. My grandfather is now deaf, so people communicate with him in writing (Chinese). Needless to say, I'm going to need my father or a cousin to write my questions and maybe translate his answers for me. Questions have been randomly popping into my head - some of them maybe a little too ballsy and they may get filtered by my father - we'll see.

· During the cultural revolution, when you were with the Kuomintang fighting the revolution, what do you remember most feeling?
· When you took your family to Taiwan, how upset were you to leave the mainland and your home?
· My father says that he never felt at home in Taiwan. Do you feel Taiwan is your home? Or will you always consider yourself a mainlander?
· How do you feel about the communist regime in China?
· Over the course of your lifetime, what are some of the biggest changes you've noticed in China and Taiwan?
· What was grandmother like as a person? How did you meet? Was she always plump?

· Do you think China is a better place now than before? Do you think Taiwan is a better place now than before?
· What is your feeling about the future of Taiwan and China?
· What did you want to do when you were young? Did your parents pressure you to get the best marks in school?
· What were some of the biggest challenges you faced in your lifetime?
· Do you still follow Taiwanese baseball? How do you feel about baseball players who get involved in game fixing?
· What do you think about the fact that some of your great-grandchildren are inter-racial?
· What important advice would you give to your great grandchildren?
· What is your favourite food?
· What was the strangest thing you ever ate?
· What can you tell me about my father when he was a young boy that I would be surprised to know?
· I'm told that you picked out my (Chinese) name - what does it mean exactly and how did you choose it?
· How important is it to you to have the name Tsao carried on?
· What's the secret to your long life?