Man U fan Bor Boo swears he won't be biased

He landed the gig when the broadcasting rights shifted from TrueVisions to the upstart cable broadcaster CTH and that firm handed the chores to Siam Sport Group, which is Bor Boo’s turf. “I’ve done this before at events like the Red Hot Matches,” he says, referring to Manchester United-versus-Liverpool clashes. 

His TV shows used to get axed because he has a tendency to slip in some inappropriate words. But they didn’t involve calling the shots at a football match. “I know the players, the tactics – all the information. I breathe football. So there’s nothing to worry about,” he promises. 

Bor Boo wants to “start modestly”, maybe one game per week. “All the big matches should go to veteran commentators like Sathit Kreekul,” he says. Asked whether he can keep his passion for Man United in check, he stands by his professionalism. “I think I can separate being a supporter from being a commentator. You needn’t worry that I’ll be biased. Just open your hearts to me and I’ll prove it.”

 

Old people these days

Comedian Sudarat “Tukky” Butprom was honoured three years ago for being devoted to her parents, and she’s just built a big house for them back home in Udon Thani. So it was a kick in the head to hear people badmouthing her for neglecting her mum. 

Evidently the neighbours jumped to conclusions when they saw her mother toiling away in someone’s rice field and gathering wild mushrooms and mangoes to sell. 

“My mother is so stubborn!” Tukky explained amid tears. “I’ve told her and my dad many times not to do this sort of thing, but my mum still went out working for Bt220 a day and my sister tells me they’ve been doing this for a year. It’ll cost maybe Bt400 a day to buy the medicine to get her healthy again! It’s not worth it!”

So Tukky is on hands and knees once more begging her folks to kick back and just enjoy the ample money she has no problem sending them. If all else fails, she might want to consult her fellow comedian Somchai “Kohtee” Onlamai, whose mother can’t seem to break her old habit of going around the neighbourhood collecting discarded plastic bags to sell for recycling. 

Between them, the two comics might be able to contrive a serious plan to wean their parents off the die-hard work ethic. They need to come up with alternative activities for their folks to kill time. Maybe get them manning the ticket booths at their kids’ shows.