Radio Taiwan International 
Date: 08 May, 2019
By: Paula Chao

Mother’s Day brings conundrum over what gifts to buy

A firefighter in the southwestern city of Chiayi has prepared a very special gift for Mother’s Day: a Mother’s Day cake with cash inside. Behind this unusual gift is a problem many Taiwanese people face. What can they buy that won’t seem boring or end up causing trouble?

Mother’s Day is just around the corner in Taiwan. Have you seen a Mother’s Day cake like this before? It’s certainly unconventional: a card is attached to the cake with a string of banknotes.

The giver of this special gift is a firefighter named Lin Ruei-che. Lin says the cash attached to this cake for his mother is real. In all, the cash gift amounts to US$330.    [FULL  STORY]