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bookprettyfarinadvancetobeassuredofaroomwithintheBeverlyHillspricerange.Howevertherearealwaysexceptions.MyfriendandImanagedtofindaccommoda—tionofthebudgetkindfortheweekorsowestayed(althoughthiswouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutafluentspeakerofChinese)，andasthecrowdsofChinesefami—liesdrifteddejectedlyhomewardthereweresomegoodbargainstobefound.Afriendofmine，alsoastudentatthetime，metupwithusinHainan，andwegloatedtogetheratthewhitecollarworkerssqueezingtheairoutoftheircomedyswim—.aidsandshak—.ingthesandoutoftheirMiamiVicebeach—wear.Thissamefriendandhisqirlfriendhadalittlemorefundingthanl，andasthelastoftheholidaymakersvacatedtheirspotlesssuiteswithsea—facingbalconies，hesecuredhimseIfoneofthesefour—starrooms.0neperkoftheluxuryhotelhewasstayinginwasanall—you—can—eatseafoodbuffet.Butwhenthere’snotsomanyguestsaroundthingsmaybearen’tasfreshastheyshouldbe...Mikecertainlygottoseetheinsideoftheroomhepaidforanyway.Orthebath—roomatIeastPanoramaMyfirst。real。ChineseNewYearwasspentinBeijing，withmyChinesegirlfriendandherfamily.Thisconsistedofaquietmealatherfamilyhome，somestandingatthewin—dowtowatchnearbyfireworks，andanearlynight.Butbeforebed，wealltookinsomeoftherivetingNewYear‘sperformancesonTV.Afteranhourorsoofthat，1waspracticallyasleepanyway.Overthenextfewdays，wevisiteddifferentmembersofthefamiIy—thereweretheusu—almeals，andswappingofcratesoffruit.Themostmemorableoccasionwaswhentheseniormembers(itmustbenoted—someofwhomhadheartproblems)ofthefamilydecided，afteroneortwoglassesofcelebra—torybaijiu，togooutsideandletoffbangers.Notthelittleones，whichI。dmessedaboutwithonthewayhomefromschool，butbig，militarysizedones.Allthefamily,consistingofabouttwentypeople，gatheredoutsideinthecourtyardforthespectacle.Cameraswereprimed，andwithsafetyonmymind(theschooldayimagesofburntchildrenonfireworksnightflashingbeforemyeyes)，cowardlyImademywaytothebackofthecrowd，craftilyconcealingmybodywiththehumanshieldsofmypossibleprospectivefamily.(No，I。mnotproudofthis.)Butmyspinelessbehaviorwasnottobe.Asitturnsout，1wastobestarattractionofthisex—plosivedisplay.UnwillinglyImademywaytothefronttolearnfromtheoldhands.Itseemedsimpleenough：onewastolightthefuseandlegit.Thebrave；theMen，wouldlightitintheirhandsbeforethrowingthebangerintheairforamid—airexplosion，tothewhoopsoftheyoungermembersofthecrowd.Eagertoimpressmygirlfriend’srelatives，Iresolvedtocompletethisfeatofmanliness.ButthefusewasSOshort.Ilitit，fumbledandhadhardlycomicallyskippedawayfromthepronebangerbeforethehugebangsentmeintoafullsprintintheoppositedirection.Allthetimethecamerabulbsflashedandbynoweventheadultswereinstitches.AndsothisChineseNewYear,1willhopefullybevisitingrelativesbackintheU.K.＜＜51·BilingualTime