Life is like rhythms. While there are hot, fun beats, there are also blue, sad beats. If we understand these rhythms, we won’t see them as big problems.
B-Boy dancing isn’t just some silly worthless thing. It has significance and structure. It’s better than young people just doing drugs.
I graduated in advertising so I wanted to work in advertising. But when I tried it, it didn’t go as I expected. Advertising combines so many people and processes to get an output. It’s just too tiring and disheartening sometimes.
I didn’t plan on my part-time job becoming my career. But when I tried hairstyling I discovered it was so me. I could really use my creativity. Plus, you see the results instantly and there are no restrictions on the working hours.
I haven’t taken any hairstyling courses. I learned on the job, helping out in a salon in Melbourne. I used to work in restaurants and bars but it was tiring and boring. As I like fashion and changing my hair color, I just turned up at a local Japanese salon and asked for a job.
Not taking any hairstyling course actually benefits me. I don’t have any framework or rules to limit my ideas. So I develop my own style, freely.
It was a difficult decision to become a hairstylist. My mom has never forced me to do anything, but people did ask, “Why end up in a hair salon when you have an international degree?”
Thais always think all hairstylists are gay. My sisters asked me whether I just got hired because of my pretty face. At the end of the day I only care about the people who are close to me. If they’re okay with it I don’t care what others think.
If you are handsome but you do crappy work, you won’t stay in your job for long.
Creativity is the way you use art to sell things, my lecturer said. He said studying to be a creative doesn’t mean you need to become an art director or a copy writer in an advertising agency. At the end of the day, you can adapt it to everything you work on. I’m doing that now.
I used to be too shy to be in front of a camera. But one day I changed my thinking. It’s just like eating hot and spicy food. I used to avoid it because I thought that it would burn my mouth. But one day I tried one hot and spicy dish that was so good it just couldn’t lose those hot flavors. It taught me that I should just give it a try.
I’ve never feel ashamed that my mom sings mor lam, even if teenagers think it’s baan nok. I am proud of what she’s doing. People always tell me that she is so talented, so beautiful and she’s at the top of her game.
I can handle fame if it doesn’t pour like a heavy rain. Now I know what it’s like when you’re recognized by people. It feels good sometimes.
Sincerity is essential. You have to be sincere to yourself: what you are good at and what you’re not. Do only what you can do and enjoy.
I’m a fast learner. I’ve grown up without parents so I’ve had to observe and learn from the people around me. It’s just like what they say in Buddhism: real wisdom comes from experiences.
Sometimes I felt neglected. I grew up with my two sisters, without mentors. I couldn’t make decisions about some things as I didn’t have examples. But I understand my mother must have had her reasons for breaking up with my dad.
I was a bad boy. I used to lie to my mom that I always went to school. For almost a year, I spent all the mone y she gave me on crap and in casino. It got to the point, where I felt guilty. That’s why I went out to find a part-time job.
I’ve had to walk a longer way to get where I am now, but I wouldn’t fix what has passed. Experiences have taught me well.
Nothing is certain. So I don’t expect what’s yet to come.
A happy family would be my greatest success. I know it’s idealistic but I come from a so-called imperfect family and I’ve learned from that. So I would love to have a woman who I really love, and who loves me too, to build a family together.
I am actually a serious man, people just don’t know me.
And, I am not gay.
