Young boys
dream comes true due to online video going viral
In East LA,
inside an Auto parts store, 9 year old Caine Monroy created a cardboard arcade
to fulfil his boredom over the summer holidays. Caine’s father, George, owner
of the Auto parts store, thought that his son’s idea was great because it kept
Caine entertained while he ran his business. It was rare for Caine to have any
customers, even though he offered terrific deals. $1 for 4 turns and $2 for a
Fun Pass which included 500 turns.
When summer
holidays came to an end and Caine returned to school, none of his peers
believed that he created an arcade. He was still persistent in his arcade and
every weekend Caine kept trying, hoping one day he would get at least one
customer.
It wasn’t until,
film maker Nirvan Mullick came into the shop, surprised seeing an arcade
entirely made out of cardboard and decided to give it ago with a fun pass. Nirvan
was Caine’s first customer until Nirvan created a Facebook event inviting
hundreds of people to come play at Caine’s arcade. Soon enough the event became
viral and thousands of people from all over the world wanted to be a part of
Caine’s dream.
Sunday October
22nd 2012, Caine and George visited one of his favourite places, an
arcade. While they were gone, Nirvan had organised hundreds of people to wait
outside Caine’s arcade to surprise him. As he returned, Caine’s face lit up
with excitement to see so many people at his father’s shop to play his arcade.
Caine is now
an internet sensation because of Nirvan, his business has increased and also
stars in a sequel of Nirvan’s films, “Caine’s arcade 2.”
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