[INCIDENTAL] “The Beginning of My Education in The Finer Points of Chinese Cuisine” by Jeff Beyl There is a scene in the television show Friends where the six main characters—the titular friends—discuss “Chinese food.” Chandler jokingly remarks, “Yes, but in…

[INCIDENTAL] “The Chinese Girl” by Jeff Beyl “What would you think about moving here?” We were on a bus heading to Hong Kong International Airport on Lantau Island. It was dark outside. We were going to catch an early-morning flight…

[INCIDENTAL] “He Wrote On” by Jeff Beyl  It is difficult, at best, to take a leisurely walk in Hong Kong. The streets are congested with cars and trucks and buses, and the sidewalks are jam-packed with people. It is said…

[INCIDENTAL] “Do You Like Chinese Things?” by Jeff Beyl My wife’s family keep asking me if I “like Chinese things”. We recently went back to Hong Kong to visit them. We have been back to Hong Kong many times and…

                                                                             [INCIDNETAL] “The Small Glass Bottle of Feathers” by Jeff Beyl  I found a small glass bottle lying in the street in Hong Kong. The bottle had no label, no embossing, no top. There was no indication of what it…

[INCIDENTAL] “The Abacus” by Jeff Beyl Chinese Abacus 1814 One day, while wandering in the Mong Kok district of Kowloon, I bought an antique abacus. Known as one of the most densely populated areas on earth, Mong Kok is a…

[EXCLUSIVE] “Don’t Call em’ Choppers” by Jeff Beyl  Via. Faai-jee. That’s how to say, chopsticks, in Cantonese. That’s what my wife taught me. When we were first married, she taught me many Cantonese words for everyday things. One day, just…