Monday 9 July 2007

Durex Condom Tester - Have you got what it takes

For a moment, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. This has got to be the best job in the world if there ever was one.

Some years back, when I went back for my reservist training in the armed forces, I would lie to my friends that I was a durex consultant, whose responsibilities include condom testing, running statistical reports to investigate which condoms sell best in Asia, what are the new flavors - ('durian' is my favourite) which will soon be rolled out in Singapore. Most, if not all, are taken in, and I will soon have a big crowd of reservists sitting round me in the canteen, listening me talk about my work as a durex consultant. A handful who knew me since junior college, having known me as a geek, remarked 'Of all the people (i think he meant losers here) I knew in school, you have got the best job, the best that any guy could want' - and they were so very green with envy. Picture their disappointment and anguish when I reveal that it was all a big lie.

But hey, to all my friends whom I have tricked in the past, guess I wasn't too far off the mark. Interested testers, please sign up here.

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