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Chuck Beng was sent to Fresno, California from the little town of Sega, Pahang in Malaysia at the relatively young age of 15 by his parents in 1991 to get a “good” education like his sister and to be with his 26 year old sister, Jenni, who was a successful anesthesiologist. Chuck didn’t get this at the time, but 11 years later, he kind of gets it. Jenni Beng married a Nebraskan metalworker in 1982 on a mission trip to the states 16 months prior. Though her parents hated him for his greasy goatee, Jenni thought it was kind of cute and loved his guts, as she said. Six months later after moving to Scottsbluff, Nebraska in 82, Jenni caught John in bed with some broad she remembered hearing about from his Thursday night cooking classes. She’ll always remember the smell of the artichokes in the air from that casserole they made together that night she came home from her night shift at Macy’s that she got out of early because she had Leo from menswear cover for her at women’s casual. Leo was “Mr. Sucker” as she said. Not because he was gullible (which he admittedly was), but because he was sweet like a sucker. It was a cultural disconnect that never corrected itself, as Leo was too sweet to say anything. So Jenni left Andy’s sorry greasy ass. He never deserved her anyway. She was genuinely heartbroken. The smell of cooked artichokes now makes her want vomit. Jenni Beng got into California State University, Fresno for pre-med. John, another co-worker at Macy’s was from Fresno and always talked about how there was no better place in the world. Jenny didn’t agree, but she was partial to Sega. She ended up get a B.S. in Chemistry in 2 years and moved on to get her M.D. 4 years later right there at CSU Fresno. Jenni welcomed Chuck with open arms.
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