I have to admit I have never really understood the appeal of organic. It seemed for a while that it was just more expensive goods that were perhaps grown on a farm that didn’t use pesticides. The few times in the past decade that I tried organic teas or organic meat, they seemed either tasteless to me, or there was no discernible difference except in the price between the conventional produce and organic produce. It was really only when I started having children, and listening to my friends who were mothers sing praises of eating organic, that...

I think I have taken about 100,000 photos in the past year. Most of them are in the hard disk of my VAIO TT, and never been printed. Many of my 100,000 photos are the result of my adoring my kids and capturing all their moments. I make an effort to file my photos decently so that I can find them — don’t you hate it when you know you have taken some great shots but can’t find them?  I label them broadly under “work”, “family”, “others”. Sounds simple but look at my sub-categories: “Work: Old, Past, Current, Speeches, Nanz Inc”....

Renowned photographer Ansel Adams once said, “You don’t take a photograph, you make it”. How true this statement is in the age of digital photography, and especially so when you manage your photos with Sony VAIO series notebooks and Internet companions. These state-of-the-art models are installed with the highly intelligent Media Gallery software and powered by Intel Processors. Here’s how you can having fun making your photos with Sony VAIO.     In-Built Camera for Spontaneous Moments All Sony VAIO series models come with a...

Our hopes, our dreams for 2010… and our plain impractical pie-in-the-sky fantasies, all spelt out here for your entertainment. Happy New Year from all of us at Nanz Inc.Com! 1. Nanz: Hold a retreat for the Nanz Inc team and conduct a swimming competition. Theresa: You’re saying this because I can only win a drowning competition. 2. Nanz: Have a mega event for women! We’ll talk about Money! Business! Sex! Theresa: Yes, practical tips and all! But seriously, we have to do this. 3. Nanz: Take 100 women on a camp with us. Theresa: Boot Camp...

In yesterday’s Sunday Times (the news broke on 11 December) it was reported that Tiger Woods is ready to quit golf in order to save his marriage to Elin Nordegren. Unless you’ve been under a rock the last two weeks you’d know Woods crashed his car outside his Florida mansion after a fight with his wife, sparked by the revelation that Woods had been having a 31-month affair with Jaime Grubbs, a cocktail waitress in Los Angeles. Since Grubbs, a whole string of women have been named in affairs with the world Number One golf champion. What makes...

For the Nanz Inc team, Christmas is a big deal. We love to cook up a storm and have a great celebration with our nearest and dearest. And every great Christmas feast starts with the shopping, so we head down to FairPrice Finest at Thomson Plaza. [MEDIA not found] December is our favourite time of the year. It always feels like the culmination of a year well-spent, a celebration of the triumphs of the past year, a time to dream for the year to come. This year we plan to get everyone together for a Christmas feast, with the works: turkey, roast,...

I first discovered Starbucks on a trip to LA with my husband, back in the early ‘90s. We loved the atmosphere, the smell of fresh ground coffee, and the very confusing method of “order here, wait by the bar for your drink”. I remember taking someone’s Vanilla Latte away by mistake, not knowing the “system”. Obviously, I had “TOURIST” written in red ink across my forehead. It was only a few years later that Singapore sprouted Starbucks. Of course, I was such a happy girl — I love my Goliath-sized coffees! I loved the feeling of...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, indeed! If you’re not feeling the Christmas spirit yet, just amble down to FairPrice and I guarantee you’ll get in the mood in a hurry.  I also encourage you to do your shopping early — not only will you skip the stressful crowds, you’ll also get great perks from Fairprice! I really like FairPrice’s Christmas theme “Happy Ever After”, and the catalog. Adapting (loosely) the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, shoppers follow the Three Bears on a food journey to their Christmas party.  “The...

If Intel has a secret weapon, it would have to be Deborah Conrad, Intel’s VP and GM of the Corporate Marketing Group. Nanz Inc admires her branding prowess. For those of us who have been or are in corporate jobs, we recognize that climbing the corporate ladder requires a lot of time, effort and sacrifices. This can be even more challenging in an IT hardware industry.  However, cutting against the grain is Conrad, who is widely admired for her vision and her ability to break out of the box when marketing Intel. A Silicon Valley celebrity, she...

A year ago, American retailer Urban Outfitters sold out of a T-shirt that read “Obama For Yo Mama” during Obama’s presidential campaign. Barack Obama is causing a commotion in Singapore (and across Asia) as he appears for APEC and then an Asian tour.  Nanz Inc explores his appeal among happily married women. By Sharlene Tan He’s a best-selling author and a Nobel Peace Prize winner.  And as the President of the United States, he’s the most powerful man in the world.  But what seems to impress women the most about...