Cellular Phones!

Hello :)

I hope all of you had a splendid weekend. My utmost gratitude to those who managed to post their entries on the topic assigned to you when we met last week.

For this week, I would like you to do a comparison between two phone models. I will choose one model and you have to choose another one. Select only one model between those two and state/specify why you decided to go with that particular model. Include its strengths and also the flaws for the other model that you didn't favour. Your essay/response/choice has to be more than 150 words but not exceeding 200 words. Don't hesitate to ask questions(s) whenever you're in doubt.

Happy writing :)

A. Sony Ericsson C905 ( you may look up for the picture of the phone on the web)

• Getting the best shot.
  The 8,1 megapixel C905 Cyber-shot™ phone is equipped with Xenon flash and always ready to capture the best moments of your life. Bring out the photographer in youWith incredible detail, true colours and Smart Contrast, C905 is a truly extraordinary camera for capturing those extraordinary moments. Take a look at a selection of images shot by Danish photographer Casper Sejersen using nothing but the C905 Cyber-shot™.
• You get your own personal blog site with your phone. So why not add some moving pictures to it? Shoot a video clip, and all it takes to upload it is a few clicks.
• Wayfinder Navigator™
  With the C905 at hand, you won't get lost - no matter where your travels take you. Your phone comes pre-loaded with a trial version* of Wayfinder Navigator™. Stay on track with turn-by-turn navigation instructions, unlimited access to an online travel planning tool and downloadable maps*. (* Length of trial period and map coverage subject to local variations.)
• Smart ContrastPictures as you would see them with the naked eye - or better. The Smart Contrast function automatically generates light and color balance.
• Find the way - aGPSYou'll never get lost again. Your phone has built-in aGPS. Location-based services like Google Maps™ and Wayfinder helps you find the way to your destination. Or add location info to your images - use the geo-tagging function.
• Blog your lifeThe easy way to share your life in pictures. Take or choose a photo, add a little text and publish it for friends and family to enjoy.
• Email in your pocketBuilt-in email client - access your inbox anywhere, check and send email from anywhere in the world.
• HSDPA – serious download speedEnjoy the mobile Internet at broadband-like speed in your phone. Download large files and email attachments in a snap. Get Web sites and news feeds to your screen in seconds. HSDPA takes 3G a step further.

B. What about your choice? Please specify the brand and the model along with the phone features :)

T & ESL

Okay peeps. This is just an entry to show my BEL students how they are supposed to complete the task that was assigned to them at about 3.4678878 minutes ago. All you have to do is select a picture taken from the internet or maybe a personal melampau yet decent picture of whoever to be blogged about. As for me, I've chosen without any doubt to blog about my other half (I wish!) - Takeshi Kaneshiro.



Those who don't have an inkling of who the heck he is, you may refer to the gorgeous image of him above :) Like duhhh. Pffft.

Takeshi Kaneshiro graced this world on October 11, 1973. He is a famous Asian actor of mixed heritage - his father is Japanese and his mother is Taiwanese. He has two elder brothers who are 7 years and 1 year his senior respectively. After being bullied at a regular Taiwanese high school, the Gaoxong Preparatory School, over his mixed heritage, he enrolled at English-based Taipei American School, which enabled him to converse in English, making him effectively multi-lingual considering his fluency in Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Japanese. As a result of his varied background, Kaneshiro can speak with varying degrees of fluency in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese. It was while he was studying there that he began doing TV commercials, and he decided to quit school in order to pursue a singing and acting career.

His first movie was Executioners (1993) and this was followed by the critically acclaimed Wong Kar-Wai film Chungking Express (1994) and a string of other Hong Kong movies. Later, Kaneshiro starred in the highly successful Japanese TV mini-series God, Please Give Me More Time (1998), allowing him to branch into Japanese movies such as Returner (2002). Kaneshiro's work, however, is more heavily concentrated in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. He also became well known in the video game industry portraying the samurai warrior Samanosuke in the Capcom hit Onimusha. In a June 2007 article on the movie site Ain't It Cool News, it was revealed that Kaneshiro will be in the Onimusha movie, reprising his role as Samanosuke and for a 2011 release.

Kaneshiro is often praised for having "chameleon-like" acting skills due to his ability to adapt to a wide variety of roles. He became a superstar playing oddball and forlorn characters and has proven impossible to typecast. Outside of the entertainment business, Kaneshiro has acted as a spokesperson and model for Emporio Armani Underwear (2008) as well as, Prada (1998), Lifecard credit card company, VAIO personal computer, Honda, Lipice lips moisturizer, SonyEricsson, Pocari Sweat soft drink, Morinaga chocolate, Volvic, GEOS (eikaiwa) (language school), Petronas oil company, Japan Asia Airways, Hyundai Motor Company, Toyota MarkX ZiO, Mitsubishi Galant, NTT docomo the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan, NTT Yellow Pages, Shiseido, Lycos, UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Kadokawa Shoten a well-known Japanese publisher based in Tokyo, Rice Burger, Roasted barley tea, One2Free (HK), and Kiwi cold drink.


About his personal life Kaneshiro has been quoted as saying “If one day I get married and have kids, I will probably be one of those men who really care for the family. I will eat at home every day, and help with the chores and take care of the children.” Don't you just LOVE him for saying this? OMG ....

(source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)