When the program “How Many Chili Peppers Do You Put in My Menu?” made the dream come true for the female host “Kaembum Priyada ” by inviting “Zani Nipaporn”, a singer and comedian, to be a guest. Following on from the previous episode, Kaembum confessed her love in the middle of the program to “Oat Pramote” that she had secretly liked Zani for a long time. This time, the team decided to make it so full that it made them so shy that they couldn’t work at all. Zani revealed the saddest story in her life with an unforgettable incident regarding her fan club.
What has Brother Sani been doing these days?
Zani: Lately, I’ve been filming shows continuously for a long time. I did it with Oat first, and then there were about 3 shows that he hired me to do, which is 4 shows that are on Youtube. There’s also a TV show, Sound Check, and a newsreading show, Tour Ma Long! And actually, I didn’t come from being an MC. I was born to sing. And right now, I’m not making any new songs because I can’t predict the future these days. So I feel like I don’t care about anything and just want to have fun. And the trend these days is that it’s over in 5 minutes and then it’s over in 5 days. I feel like it’s hard to do. Okay, I’ll just sing as much as I have, as much as I can do.
What menu are you making today?
Sani: Then what is that lying there? (Reaching out to grab Gam Bum’s arm)
Gam Bum: Aaah!!! (embarrassed)
Zani: The host is very good at getting out of the frame (laughs)
Who did you go with on your recent trip to Europe?
Zani: Traveling with my mom is fun because I actually like to travel on my own and not with a tour. I wanted to know where there are places to visit, so I studied them before COVID-19. Believe it or not, we booked everything and had to clear things up with them again. Some places gave full refunds, but some didn’t give any refunds at all.
What countries have you been to?
Sani: Switzerland, Italy, France. The idea is that I want to travel while my mother still has strength. Don’t invite an elderly person to travel when they are in a wheelchair. While they can walk and do anything, I want them to see everything and take them on a great trip.
When you went there, were there any heroic deeds?
Zani: There was just a foreigner who seemed to be trying to steal my phone. When we got to Switzerland, we thought it was the country with the highest cost of living, right? So we thought it was the country where we didn’t have to be careful the most, so we just held our phones normally and didn’t look at anything. A foreigner walked up drunk and grabbed my phone. I was standing there taking pictures and my mom was standing behind me. I was taking pictures on the bridge and my mom was holding my phone and he walked up behind me, he was tall, so he just grabbed it. I know my mom was really shocked. I was really shocked too.
I’m a quick-handed person, so I punched him in the back to get my phone back. Bang! I grabbed my phone back. He made a face and showed his genitals, which Chinese people are very cute. He walked towards me like the Dragon Ball gang from behind and was like, “Do you have a problem?” He probably thought I was Chinese and I’ll help you. Then he stole it and ran away. Okay, I’m safe, thank you. He was a group of Chinese people who were just walking out of a hotel. Right in front of the bridge, there was a hotel.
You don’t seem like someone who is very attached to your mother or close to her?
Zani: It’s the best that we still sleep together today. We sleep in the same room, we’re almost 40, we shower together until I thought I’m attached to my mom or my mom is attached to me. Later on, I started to notice that I’m attached to my mom. We go to every event together and my friends all say that I’m almost 40 and I’m attached to my mom, I’m a mama’s boy. It’s okay, but he’s the only one. And he drives for me. I don’t drive myself. I’m a grateful person. Because I give all my salary to him, so I should work. At night, I take my mom with me. It’s not that I’m drunk and let my mom drive. And every time the police see an old man driving, they let him go. Today, I feel like I’ve settled in and I don’t want to do anything more that would be more tiring than this. This is the best for me.
When you sing at night, do you encounter any strange events or strange people?
Zani: I’ve encountered a lot of them, but they’re not as strange as us. For example, if they’re strange, we’ll be strange back. Or if our LGBTQ children and grandchildren want to show off, let them show off on stage. When they’re done, they’ll tell us to do the same. We’re the type of people who like to instigate, so we do it. So, we don’t really do things that are too extreme. Except for, let’s say we’re singing and we meet a really drunk customer who starts talking to us and we can’t finish. He grabs us and we can’t talk properly. We’ll tell him to add us on Line and type something so we can understand. He’ll know that we can’t understand what he’s saying or his friends will come and pull us away. So, there aren’t many extreme situations that we can clear up.
Have you had any sad events in your life?
Zani : Most important thing in life is death, which we usually remember and don’t forget because it’s an event that can’t be taken back. It’s about a fan who passed away. This fan’s name is Phi Jeab. We’ve been together as a family all along, and he’s like a source of encouragement whenever we go to events or functions. We see him. For example, if we say we’re really thirsty, he’ll be the first one to run. Or if we say I’m really thirsty, is there a shop here?
He would tell me to wait a moment and then run away, even though his body had a lot of illnesses and diseases. But we never sat down to observe if he had anything wrong or not because he never showed it to us. And we didn’t know what was wrong with him until the day he went to the hospital with symptoms of dizziness and then passed out. His family took him to the hospital. We thought he would get better because we were still talking to him on the phone to ask if he was okay. We talked to him that day and then 2 days later he passed away.
We were so confused that we couldn’t catch ourselves. Up until now, we still don’t feel like he’s gone. We just feel like he’s not coming. In our hearts, we thought he wasn’t coming and we didn’t want to accept the reality that he’s not here anymore because his image was so clear that we only felt that he wasn’t there. But the day we found out was the worst. We couldn’t even enter the house. When we heard the news, the fans and adults called us. We couldn’t enter the house anymore and our mother was confused. What happened to our son? Why didn’t he come in? We sat in front of the house for almost an hour, crying. When we told our mother, she cried too. We’ll tell everyone that if we’re still together, tell him that you love him because we don’t know what will happen. We’ve been together since AF until we’re a family. We laughed and cried together. It was the best for us. (tears welling up)
