Farewell Yoshito Usui : Creator of SHIN CHAN

This post is to pay tributes to the Japanese Cartoonist Yoshito Usui whose death (Sep 30 2009) has left many mourning. The announcement of his passing came following confirmation that the bruised body of a man found on a mountain was that of the creator of the popular Crayon Shin-chan manga and anime series.

Usui made his debut as a manga author in 1987 and sprang to prominence in the 1990s with Crayon Shin-chan, which features the daily life of Shinnosuke, a mischievous five-year-old boy. The series ran regularly in a magazine and was later made into a book and anime.

The manga, which has sold 50 million copies in Japan alone, has been translated in 14 countries, while the anime has been aired in 30 countries.

Shinnosuke (SHIN-CHAN) embarrasses his parents and kindergarten teachers as he often pulls down his trousers and shakes his hips while cracking indecent jokes.

Yoshito Usui will always be remebered for giving us our favorite character Shin-chan.The hearts of all his fans go out to his grieving family.
R.I.P.Yoshito

Random C++ program blog post

#include
void main()
{
cout<<"This is my first blog post...";
cout<<"Its..2009";
cout<<"Start of January";
cout<<"It's past midnight";
cout<<"Bored to do anything";
cout<<"Will listen to some music";
cout<<"Or watch some movies";
cout<<"Or surf the net";
cout<<"Or chat online";
cout<<"maybe i should sleep";
cout<<"i think i should listen to myself";
cout<<"Sleeping...now";
cout<<"Good night!";
getch();
}

"Hello..It's kshitija calling.."

The day had a very lazy start, was outta bed around 11 in the morning but was quite lazy to go hunting for grub.. made a couple of futile attempts but on each occasion my relatively high inertia persuaded me to stay indoors... so I jus decided to stay in my room till 12.30 and then head to college for lunch.(free food from dabbas ''u know..)

Was tryin to browse the net on my lappy in  my room while cursing myself for choosing bsnl net connection( connection drop frequecny:- 87 %)  when my cell rang.. was a bit surprised that somebody was tryin to reach me on my private mobile and not my  general mobile.. it was even more stranger cuz the only people who reached me this way were the close ones in college and most of those had packed off for their homes the night before, following the end of the trimester 3 exams and were heading for Summers.. a bit confused I answered the call.. a very strange voice on the other end quipped "Hi Avi, How are you doing?". Me still confused replied, "I'm doing good, who's this?" and it did sound a bit strange when I heard "It's Kshitija calling from Delhi!". Why would somebody who's never called me from Pune now call me from Delhi!!

I've never been gud at recognizing voices on the phone and it gets even worse when I'm speaking to a person for the first time, but kshitu's voice on the phone was a bit of a turn off to say the least. I said to myself 'How could somebody who sounds so good in person have such a squeaky voice on the fone!' Nevertheless, she said that she was getting bored in the new place and just decided to gimme a buzz and was about to hang up asking me to call her later. Just then I realised I didnt have a number to call her on and asked for her if this was her mobile no, but she was a bit zapped at this request and did sound a bit 'off-guard' and hung up sayin 'Nope..this is not my number..I dont remember my number, maybe you could get it from Suhas!'

I got back to my lappy, thinking it really was a bit strange for someone who remembers my mobile number to not remember her own mobile number! About 15 mins later my 'not-so-perfect' afternoon was disturbed yet again and this time it was somebody knocking at my door. As soon as I opened the door I got the answer to why kshitu's voice sounded the way it did and why she did not remember her own mobile number.. the answer was all of 5 feet 5 inches tall standing at my door - Siddhu. As soon as I saw him, I knew beyond a touch of doubt that it was he who'd tried to pull a fast one on me. But he continued with his all-too-innocent look pretending to be absolutely clueless about what I was talking, but after a few mins he did confess the call he'd made from his new cell number and we both exploded into peals of laughter.

By then it was around 12.30 and the two of us headed out for college and as we were approaching the parking lot, I thanked God that it was siddhu and not kshitu who was sounding so squeaky on the fone... and coincidentally as I type this I get a call from kshitu and this time it really is from Delhi and after having spoken to her on the phone for the first time, I am quite relieved to say that she not only sounds gud in person but also really does sound just as gud on the phone as well :-)

~~~

Is Shin Chan a bad role model for kids?

Don't know if many of you watch cartoon shows or not. But if nothing interesting playing on the idiot box, then cartoon channels are my only savior. I know we all are expected to grow out of them but then some of us still remain a child at heart.

Cartoon shows are no more what they use to be, at least not from what I can remember from my kiddy days. Today in India we have tons of TV channels which are solely targeted at young children as their main audience, all thanks to the Cable Network revolution. These channels not only showcase Indian programs but bring together various kinds of shows from all across the world.

Most of these shows provide nothing more than innocent entertainment value, while some are more focused on spreading basic education and good manners. However over the recent months, the actual impact of some of these fictional characters on young minds has resulted in a great deal of worry for parents.

And here is one prime example.








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 Shin Chan

is one of most popular Japanese cartoon series across the world. Its Hindi version titled "Shin Chan" is aired on a popular kid's channel, Hungama TV. Though Shin Chan may appear to be just another regular kindergarten going child but don't they often say that "looks can be very deceptive".Shin Chan often uses fairly impolite language, argues with his mother practically on all occasions, misbehaves at school with his teachers and friends - all of this obviously shown with the excuse of simple ignorance of correct behavior due to his very young age.

  Personally speaking, my neighbour  six year old kid is forbidden from watching Shin Chan. The reason is simple "He teaches bad things", so says his mom.  And quite frankly I can understand why she feels so. In my opinion a character like Shin Chan is more apt for teenagers and adults who love watching animated series such as The Simpsons and South Park. But by allowing children below 10 years of age to follow Shin Chan's lead could surely result in negative implications. Especially when the concerned character is shown disrespecting his family members, mocking and passing rude remarks towards strangers and his school teachers, pulling down his pants in class room, etc.



Shin Chan's weird and extremely inappropriate behavior is exactly what makes him popular among young kids. For some he is just a cartoon but for many in that age-bracket he is a role-model.

Now whether Hungama TV opts to give into these complaints by taking the series off air or instead continues to carry on without any hitch - well it is something only time will tell and until then Shin Chan will carry on with his unruly ways.

Things i cannot Live without!

Smile Alwayzzz..:-)   .

Life in general gets so complicated as we 'grow younger' and I've realized that there are a few things that I just cannot ive without. Things that, to somebody else, might not mean a hell of a lot, but to me, means the earth, and that will upset me to no end if they had to be ommited. I'm sure that each person has his or her own list, but this is mine.

C Program to propose a Girl..

#include “STD ISD PCO.h”
#include “love.h”
#define "Cute_ beautiful_lady.h"

main()
{
goto college;
scanf(”100%”,&ladies);

if(lady ==Cute   )
line++;
while( !reply )
{

printf(”I Love U”);

scanf(”100%”,&reply);

}

if(reply == “GAALI”)
main();  /* go back and repeat the process */

else if(reply ==  “SANDAL “)
exit(1);

else if(reply == “I Love U”)
{
lover =Cute ;
love = (heart*)malloc(sizeof(lover));
}

goto restaurant;

restaurant:
{
food++;
smile++;
pay->money = lover->money;
return(college);
}

if(time==2.30)
goto cinema;

cinema:
{
watch++;
if(intermission)
{
coke++;
Popecorn++;

}
}

if(time ==6.00)
goto park;

park:
{
for(time=6.30;time<=8.30;time+=0.001)
kiss = kiss+1;
}

free(lover);
return(home);

if(time ==9.30)
goto pub;

pub:
{
friends++;
party++;
booze++;
smoke++;

if(pub.close())
{
pay->bill;
come->out;
}
}

if (highly->intoxicated)
goto friendsroom;
else
{
sweetpan++;
polo++;
goto home;
}

friendsroom:
{
goto sleep;
}

home:
{
if(mom.shouts())
{
reason=(combinedstudy || projectwork ||
friendsbday);
say->reason;
}
if(dad.shouts())
shut->yourmouth;

call->lover;
if(phone->voice==(lover_dad->voice ||
lover_mom->voice))
{
hang++;
}
else if(phone->voice==lover->voice)
{
for(time=12:30;time<=1.30;time+=0.001)
{
say->ILuvU;
scanf(”100%”,&reply); /* “I Love U” already
stored in reply */
}
}
goto sleep;
}


sleep:
{
*(dream)=love;
}
}

Indis vs China

 

i got my GD PI on 17th..so preparing for the same. and i reckon that INDia Vs CHINA is indeed a hot topic

Here it goes...

 

Why did the price of oil and other commodities rise in the last five years? Why is the US able to fund a massive external deficit without an increase in interest rates? Why have global prices of manufactured products declined in the past decade relative to other products and services? The answer, in part, to all of these questions is simple: China.

 

Its emergence as a global power via its integration into the global economy has had significant implications. China’s strong growth has contributed to higher oil prices. Its policy of maintaining a low valued currency has meant accumulating dollars and thereby funding the US external deficit. And its massive investment in manufacturing capacity has put downward pressure on global prices and margins. It has become conventional wisdom that China is the biggest story of our time. Now, as India goes through a similar process characterized by historically high rates of growth and further integration into the global economy, it appears that the path that China and India follow will influence the global economy and business environment. Perhaps, then, India is the next big story.

 

Yet China and India, despite their massive populations and growing importance, are quite different. Their economic structures, sources of growth, areas of competitive advantage, and the impact they have will remain different in the coming years. Today, many global business leaders believe that they must have a strategy for China and India. For many, China is seen as the place to produce or procure goods while India is the place to procure business and IT services. Yet in the future this discrete division of labor might not be so clear, or even relevant. Moreover, both countries are increasingly seen as burgeoning markets in their own right, although only China has attracted significant investment in this regard. After a long chill, China and India are developing a significant economic relationship with one another. Trade and investment are booming, potentially creating competitive challenges and opportunities for global companies based in developed countries. Moreover, this relationship will likely contribute to the rapid emergence of global companies based in India and China. The question, then, for global companies is what to do in each country. And the answer will depend on the circumstances of each company. But surely neither country can be ignored.

 

Yet should they be compared? Is there any basis other than the fact that they are both big and growing rapidly? Perhaps not. If comparisons were made on the basis of a true symbiosis between countries then China might best be compared with the US, Russia, or Japan, but not necessarily India. Still, the size and sudden importance of China and India is reason enough to make a comparison. Moreover, the integration of more than one billion Chinese and Indian workers into the global economy in the past quarter century was one of the most important economic events ever. Indeed it can be argued that their addition to the global economy was, in part, responsible for the spectacular rise in productivity growth in the West. And as incomes in China and India rise, the addition of more than two billion consumers to the global economy will contribute to global growth as well. This post offers some thoughts on the future direction of India and China, the risks and opportunities of doing business in each country, and the likely impact they will have on global business.

Source : Indo - china reality