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and when I returned I could smell the [[strikethrough]] fruit [[/strikethrough]] odor from afar at a distance of 50 feet in the hotel corridor.  In my room and it was very noticeable but I do not [[strikethrough]] thin [[/strikethrough]] consider it very offensive.  It is said to be dangerous to drink alcohol after eating durian & also that it is an aphrodisiac.
In the evening I dined at the hotel Europe & attended the dance in the dining room from 10 to 12 P.M.  The dances were waltzes, one steps, & foxtrot.  The foxtrot however was limited to one couple only the others being unfamiliar with it.