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The story happened when I was studying at a language school in Baguio.

Have you ever heard of Baguio's rooster crow?

In Taiwan, our roosters are very polite.
They crow at 6 or 7 AM. It was never too early, never too late. They follow the rules!

Even wild roosters in Taiwan don't make too much noise.
Because if they do… well, they become dinner.
Festive Christmas dinner table with roasted turkey and a rooster

But when I came to Baguio, my life changed.
I didn't just hear one rooster. Actually I heard a thousand near my dormitory!

And they don't just crow at sunrise.
Some of them crow at 11 PM! and the voices are very shrill.

I was so confused. Are they working night shifts? Are they overwork? Maybe I must report to government.

Then, I discovered the truth… This is not a normal rooster.

Well... It is a… fighting rooster. Cartoon superhero rooster with red cape and S-shield on a farm

No wonder it was so aggressive and arrogant. And guess what? There are three cages behind my room.

Then I started learning about chickens.

My friends gave me advice:

One said, "Maybe you should buy BB gun to shot him."
Hand holding pistol pointed at cartoon rooster in sunglasses Another one said, "Dont't do that. That's not kind.
Just eat fried chicken in front of it as a warning it."
Laughing man eats fried chicken as a rooster watches on the table

Yep! Sounds good! I think The roosters will get PTSD.

But in the end, I found the way to reduce rooster's noise.

Then I closed outside windows, locked outside door…
And prayed for inner peace.

Young man meditating on mat while rooster stands nearby in sunlit room
Young man meditating on mat while rooster stands nearby in sunlit room

Just kidding!
Actually, I adapted the enviorment.

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Mark Ku

擁有 10+ 年經驗的資深軟體工程師,現為 AI 應用 Builder,專注於大型平台架構與簡化複雜系統設計,從電商系統到訂閱與收費平台,結合 AI Agent、AI 整合與自動化開發,打造高效率且可持續演進的產品技術基礎。Read More

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