Born into poverty and raised like a stray, Ayïma began working at the age of six, surviving on scraps and grit. Against all odds, she was admitted to the best high school in Taipei, where she balanced her studies with teaching piano to support herself. After earning the Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with top honours, Ayïma worked as an engineer at Texas Instruments in the United States and later became a global programming instructor for the company. She now resides in Paris and becomes a soul writer who weaves real-life experiences, exploring the landscapes of poverty, adversity, family, education, and spiritual awakening.
I didn’t wait to become a writer to start writing. In May 2025, I made a vow to write every day — and I did, across languages, across countries, across pain. Just as I once learned piano not by wishing, but by practicing through bruised fingers and broken bones, I believe manifestation is not a thought exercise but a lived alignment. AYÏMA is not a concept I imagined; it is a life I built. This book is both my offering and my evidence — that we become who we are not by dreaming, but by doing, word by word, day by day.
Ayïma,出生於台灣,現居法國巴黎。六歲起當童工、撿剩飯度日,並憑藉堅韌意志考入台灣最好的高中。十五歲起教授鋼琴賺取生活費,並以數學研究代表台灣參加國際科展。以優異成績取得電子工程碩士學位後,任職於美國德州儀器擔任工程師,而後轉職為程式課程講師,在德儀全球分部講課。結婚生子後轉往香氛領域創業。現居巴黎,以真實生命經驗為基底,揉合詩性語言與敘事,書寫關於貧窮、逆境、家庭、與教育的故事。

多年前,我寫過一篇自傳:
在生命這條旅程,我乘上的這列火車,帶我走過許多曲折的路程。
旅程中,我經歷,八年的縫紉女工,
從目不識丁,到唧唧復唧唧。
五年起早貪黑的清潔工,
從直式除法,到幾何證明。
串過數以萬計的聖誕燈泡,
點亮他家的點點繁星。
組裝百以千計的腳踏車彈簧,
成就他人的御風馳行。
旅程中,我作為,家教老師,七年桃李。
帶著孩子們,以琴鍵認識孟德爾頌。
教導婆婆媽媽,用指尖唱出河邊春夢。
為迷失在排列組合的年輕靈魂,
吹起暖暖春風。
工作之餘,我樂於業餘活動。
十五歲的初出茅廬,
研究數學,代表台灣。
十六七歲的青春年月,
吹揚單簧管的新世界,
傳承樂儀隊的行與列。
任系學會副會長,奔走穿梭校園中。
球場揮灑汗與淚,持拍爭鋒大專盃。
我今年二十二歲,是肩負家計的老師。同時,也在浩然咖啡廳服務,並兼任女網隊隊長、半導體物理助教,白天則是電子所的兼職學生。
成為全職學生是我多年的渴求,但生命總是給予我更多,它分割著我的時間,要我化內心的渴求為動力,要戰勝工作的疲累,要對抗生活的無奈。我踏踏實實地去活著,不虛度,不揮霍,用血汗去追求,用身心去體驗。
生命給了我許多不可求的經歷,我做不到完美,但我已竭盡全力,萃取每一個歷程中的養分。在接下來的旅程中,我將努力地完成我的碩士學位,在梅竹與各項網球比賽中,帶給交大更多榮耀。
這是研究所一年級時,申請合勤獎學金時寫的。這個獎學金在二十年前,是台灣金額最高的獎學金,全台只發給六名學業優異的研究生。當時的台灣,優秀的研究生很多,我絕對不是成績最優秀的。但這篇自傳,讓評審看到了我的生命力,為我贏得了這份獎學金。
現在的我,擁抱幸福,活得自在,我衷心感謝那個活得如狗一般卑微的小女孩。她吞下淚水,掙脫限制,徒手爬出了黑暗深淵。這裡的故事,是關於那個小女孩,她叫做阿儀瑪。