Something for the weekend . . . show this to 1,000 people, and 999 will say it's a packet of condoms. The 0.1 per cent who really know what it is will be those, like Hopewell's Mimi Webster, who have recently dined at a restaurant in the Jockey Club'snew clubhouse. This is the front page of the little notebooks given away at this rather upmarket dai pai dong for eaters to jot down ideas they get during lunch. Married men: don't let it fall out of your pocket or you may have to do some fast talking.
THERE are two subjects guaranteed to sell magazines: sex and executive perks.
The Far Eastern Economic Review, being the kind of magazine it is, runs articles on the second of these topics.
Today's issue has got a huge survey that comes with the horrifying news, for some, that Asian expatriates now get better perks than Western expatriates - although their pay is still lower.
The survey looked at eight types of perk: company-paid housing, paid taxes, school fees, cars, stock options, club fees, travel allowances, and insurance such as medical cover.
No mention of the only perk we receive, however: free access to the office medical kit in case of minor cuts.