Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 at 9:00 pm
From tiny acorns, mighty oaks grow. I had another dream last night. Cherry blossom popping up everywhere, the streets turning pink. So, the second I blinked my eyes open I knew that another mission had begun. I wasn’t sure what it was yet, but that didn’t matter.
As soon as I left the house a bus pulled up. I had no plan and no destination, but knew I should jump on. Life’s about the journey anyway. I sat down by a man who smelled funny but had amazingly bright red hair. Then he left and a very tall man who didn’t smell funny sat in his seat. I wondered if he even thought for one second about who it was that was sitting in his seat before him.
So, I got out my pad and wrote a note. It said “By sitting in this seat today, April 21st I have become part of the story of this bus. And for this one day, by reading this note, I have agreed to make this bus a better place. All I have to do is say one nice thing to the next person to sit down opposite me. When it’s done, I must sign this paper. I will have made history. And I am a great person. And the sun will shine extra hard on my head today.”
As soon as the seat was empty I folded it neatly in half, propped the note up and left my pencil. Obviously I put my headphones on to pretend I wasn’t paying attention but truth be told my bus ride had now turned from short journey into a day long spying mission.
I must have done about 10 loops of the city on that bus, but it was addictive. Sitting there, sneaking glances of people as their faces lit up when they got an unexpected complement from a stranger. Old women, hairy men, couples who were on holiday – the comments came thick and fast, some awkward, some over enthusiastic, but all genuine, all spontaneous and most importantly all unexpected. Nice hair, nice shoes, lovely accent, even great laugh – all the little things got noticed.
And judging by the looks of the people who became unsuspecting victims of my plan, I’m guessing those compliments might have changed the whole day ahead of them. It did for me.
Bye,
CG x
Great blog! Keep it up!
Mimi
xx
Nice trick to bring smile on people u meet at an instance and then leave a life long reminder of yours in their mind..! I will surely join your league.. Keep the thumps up..
i had a lovely visit reading your posts
thanks for following me on twitter, it gave me a new great blog to read
Hey ,cherrygirl !
Great idea this one!
I’m from Brazil,and look where your message have repercussion.
Sorry for any mistake of english ,because i don’t speak very well.
kisses and a huge bear for you.
Good LuCK
Oi Ladymandy you should check this out: http://www.mtv.com.br/cherrygirl
obrigado
Lovely idea. I don’t take the bus, but I’ll think of other ways to carry the idea forward. Maybe at a cafe, the Ladies room or the ATM machine just when someone withdraws a pile of money. Grin.
OOOOO:
omg =DDDD
thats so nice and creative of you ^______^
ill try doing that,sounds like lotta fun C:
i hope ull have more of interesting ideas like that *o*
take caRe (*o~)V
<3
Hi!
His idea is very good
I just did too many conclusions about the passengers of the bus. And believe me, are staggering, especially when dealing with me.
Send more stories! Dream more …
wooow!
this is an amaziing way of changing the woorld!
I see it’s not so hard to do..
and it’s not imposible!
hi!!!
your challenges seem really fun!!!! it looks easy to so i’ll try it.
please keep on giving more ideas!!!
Great BLOG¡¡
I wish i could dream like u , or at least dream at all LOL:-)
i love ur challenge, i live in Guatemala, in if u tell somebody something in the bus u get kill, but i still going to try it. I promise U. i love UR concept AND UR LIFE STYLE Te escribo luego, y ve si puedes ver mi pagina web ( i WRITE U LATER n´ c if u can check my web page) adios BYE BYE BYE
Hii !
I becom more and more interested in you !
That’s a great idea, promise you I’ll try it
Keep on playing with world
xoxo
hey cherry girl
i’m nearly 16 years old & from zurich, switzerland
and i love your idea
i’ll promise to try it myself. =D
keep dreaming. <3
hugs & kisses
Hello! Thanks for all the posts…I would love you see what you all get up to, spreading positive fun in different corners of the world..PS – I have just had some news about the Gibson! Will keep you updated….
Hi!!!
i´m from Brazil, and
i love this ideas
i’ll promise to try it myself
i lovely you
kisses kisses
HI, i’m from São Paulo Brazil
and i realy love your style you are realy pretty,
i just can’t descrybe you…
so i’m 16 years old and a love your ideas
and i’ll promise to try it myself too =D
i will never forgot”Love what makes you different”
Hello! I’m from Brazil and I love your ideas!
I’ll try it here in Manaus…
Thanks for making me a little happier!
XOXO
hey cherry girl it’s me again. =D
i’ve really done it. =D
i felt really good give random peoples compliments
i had evry type of reaction
most of’em were very happy about but some of’em just looked at me as i was some stupid little kid…
it was a pleasure. =D i had a lot of fun
thanks for makin’ my life more interesting and me a happier. =D
you’re amazing. =D
XoXo
Stefano.x)
Hi im bob and im from glasgow scotland, iv been trying to folo in your footsteps but it is hard to find insperation for ideas.
pleas giv me some advice:)
Bob – I am providing some top inspiration for you today on Twitter…keep posted and I’ll also let you know about my latest adventure soon
Hi Cherrygirl!
thank u for making me a little more aware of the possibilites to think differently, and to spread positive vibes and make other people and your self happy. thank you! you definetly made my day better! xoxo
hiiiii cherry girl.
i’ve just seen your video on MTV,
and thought i’d come on your site to see who you are..
just reading your adventures put a smile on my face.
i think its amazing that you think of doing things like this,
i’d love to sit on a bus,
right a note like that and see what happened to the people who read it.
and maybe i will..
your confidence and positivity is incredible.
you’ve probably been told that a million times before,
but i wanted to let you know once more.
x.
Hi, good post. I have been woondering about this issue,so thanks for posting. I’ll definitely be coming back to your site.
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Lots of messages from my Russian friends! This one I understand…you want to know how to contact me…well at the moment I am going through my emails to cherrygirlguitar@gmail.com – people been showing me what efforts they are making to improve their environments in return for my Gibson if its good enough
x
Your blog is so interesting! I have subscribed on rss and I will read it regullary/
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Да уж, спасибо
Мне кажется это отличная идея
фааааа весело))))
thanks
very nice
جامعة
Очень полезная фраза
Вы не ошиблись, все верно
Ваша фраза, просто прелесть
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Some comments from around the World : )
Ola muy cool el relato me impactas yeha saludos desde puebla mexico asi bn interesante Saludos!!! 22 de Abril, 2009 a las 14:56
no entiendo q estas haciendo con este espacio , me encanta como escribes, y espero que estos relatos lleven a un fin o que de mas claridad a tus objetivos especificos, pero me parece autentico q expreses emociones de cosas tan simples y cotidianas como sentarse en un bus, interesante historia. 23 de Abril, 2009 a las 20:56
Hola Cherry Girl, leí tu historia de arriba y parece una metáfora de tu llegada a la página creando tu Blog, tal vez sea así o estaré equivocado…. x_ditz_x » Blog Archive » Un punto dDe vista .. O.o-? dice: 4 de Mayo, 2009 a las 19:17
[...] determina muchas cosas y dacil de entender me encanta lo que hiso en cuando subio al autobus, El Dia Que Tome El Autobus eso de la nota fue genial deveras nunka se me abria ocurrido ami dehecho creo que lo voe a hacer [...] 7 de Mayo, 2009 a las 19:01
Hola! Saludos a la persona que realiza tan interesante blog, no suelo inscribirme en estas secciones ni mucho menos, pero desde que entre a la pagina de MTV lo que me llamo la atencion fué sin duda éste espacio. Raro es entender los objetivos que buscan con ella, pero al parecer puede despertar diferentes emociones y cambios en la vida de personas ajenas en todo el mundo, y si no en todo el mundo, almenos en el mundo Hispano. El relato que con emocion lei del “El Dia Que Tome El Autobus”, fué un despertar elocuente en mi persona, no por la simplesa en que se desarrolla, o por el objetivo desconocido que busca el autor, sino por las conexiones que puede encontrar y demostrar a las personas en la vida simple, así como la convivencia ya poco utilizada en un mundo cada vez mas asilado. Eh de entender por mi razon que en México las cosas son cada vez mas diferentes, lo digo por que yo soy mexicana pero actualmente vivo en España, extraño cosas tan sencillas y cotidianas como lo que puede ser el viaje en un autobus. Y mas en Guadalajara, mi ciudad natal. Espero que poco a poco este blog valla ayudando a despertar diferentes cualidades en cada uno de nosotros. Me despido por el momento… un beso desde Bilbao!! ciao aLe!!! xD 8 de Mayo, 2009 a las 11:16
todas tus historias son muy interesantes,me gusta como te expresas y espero que te sigas expresando de esa forma!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 13 de Mayo, 2009 a las 16:05
Termine de leer tus Misones/historias cotidianas, me he inspirado en hacer algo nuevo, para mi finalidad se convirtio en una sonrisa total al terminar de leer todo el blog. Muy bueno! por cierto. My friend erica dice: 2 de Junio, 2009 a las 15:19
que linda historiaa !! quiero que esa hoja llegue a mi jeje.. o hare una jaja… buen blog.
Essa Cherry Girl despertou uma espécie de paranónia em alguns e só por isso já é uma boa idéia! MUito bom!! camila georgio // 17.08.09 às 23h15
MEYAME tarafından 01.05.2009′de gönderildi:
Bir imzada benden
emine07 tarafından 01.05.2009′de gönderildi:
ÇOK HOŞ VE GÜZEL İNSANLARDAN OLUŞAN BİR YERDE OLMAK MUTLULUK VERİCİ…BİR İMZADA BENDEN…
MarShm€LoW tarafından 03.05.2009′de gönderildi:
çok ilginç geldi bana ama insan ister istemez tebessüm ediyor…benden de bir imza xD
gnc_rock tarafından 03.05.2009′de gönderildi:
çok hoş ya bir imzada bnden
gülşah16 tarafından 04.05.2009′de gönderildi:
valla ben türkçesini bastırdım meydana asıcamda burası türkiye 1 kişi imzalasa bari sizde yapın bencee
olcaySM tarafından 09.05.2009′de gönderildi:
HARIKA BI ŞEYY BENCE BENDE EWDE ANNEME IYI BI ŞEY ŞOYLEDIMM (gercı her zanam soleyomm ) BNDE İMZALIYMM
GururArda tarafından 25.05.2009′de gönderildi:
yerim seni ya modern pollyanna
bir imza da benden olsun…
bordomavili tarafından 08.06.2009′de gönderildi:
arkadaşıma saatimi hediye ettim sana bu çok yakıştı gerçekten çok yakıştı dedim…..bir imza da benden
phantom-lord-amy tarafından 20.06.2009′de gönderildi:
bendende imza…aynı olayı bende eve ve sınıfıma yapıcam
)))
HiT_RaP_Ci tarafından 26.06.2009′de gönderildi:
süper bişiy imza : SAMETDURSUN
hayq0cu tarafından 27.06.2009′de gönderildi:
bütün dostlarıma güzel sözlü mesaj attım bir imzada benden olsun
Iconic tarafından 01.08.2009′de gönderildi:
cherry cım Bı ımzada bendenn
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Now THAT’S what I call an interesting position on this subject. What I would suggest though is talking to other people involved in the scene and bring to day any other points of view and then update your blog or create a new article for us to . I hope you’ll take my advice, I’m looking forward to it! Try to cover off on some graffiti characters as well if you can, they’re very popular at the moment.