Today I received a neatly wrapped package in the mail, I was extremely excited to open this package and to my surprise it was from Nokia. The package was wrapped in a blue ribbon and came with a chineese food box, a letter and obviously a phone.

Whenever I receive package, I always read the letter or the note first.  I think it is important to always read what your opening. (just my thoughts) I guess opening presents at Christmas as a kid affected me. My mom always made me read the cards first.

I received the much talked about Nokia E71 smartphone. We will talk about the phone after I show you guys what was inside the Chinese food box.

The box contained some cool items like tea. Lemon Ginger and Ginger Ginseng to be exact.

It also contained a candle, aloe lotion and a bamboo place mat and a rock stone (thanks joi). A small note directing me to visit www.thewaywelive.ca to find out more about work life balance.

Cool stuff!

Okay! Let’s talk about the E71 smartphone at first glance and touch.

1. The phone is very thin, sexy and slick

2. The case and the strap is black and red. It made me think right away that this has to be the Christian Louboutin of phones.

3. Qwerty keyboard and typing on the phone is just as good as the other smartphones I’ve used.

4. It has a metallic back which I like.

5. The phone feels heavy and secure.

6. The camera is a 3.2 megapixel which will be great for Blogging Live from the phone.

Expect a full review after I play around with the phone some more.

I’m blessed and honored to be part of this NOKIA campaign.

The phone came unlocked and ready to go with a phone number and everything…. very stoked!

Special thanks to OffShoot and  Nokia.

check out some reviews of the phone here.

To learn more about Nokia products visit here.