The talented female host Noo Mam Surawipa Kultangwattana opened up on the show Club Inspired Day, hosted by Aun Phuwanat Kunpalin, who served as the presenter. At one point, Aun Phuwanat asked about the drama involving the actress Mam Kattaliya MacIntosh, which had been a talk of the town at the time.
Aun asked directly if Noo Mam was angry about what happened that day. She replied, “Very much so, to the point where we couldn’t look at each other or even hear the other’s name while working. She was at the back of the tent, I was at the front, because we still had our own separate work. But we had chances to see each other at various events. She stayed behind the tent — the tent was very big — and I was in front. I was shaking all over. That was definitely anger. I didn’t know what to do. My heart sank, my stomach knotted, I just wanted to disappear from there. Why did I have to be there? Why wasn’t the work done yet?”
Aun then asked what finally changed so that the anger turned into understanding. Noo Mam answered, “Three days.” This made Aun say, "Oh really, just three days? How did that happen? I know it’s difficult. Can you summarize as best you can what happened or what you understood on that day?”
Noo Mam said, “I can’t say exactly what needed to be done or the exact moment of understanding. It gradually came, what people call a 'lightbulb moment.' It wasn’t just one moment but a slow unfolding in my way of thinking. There was time to pause and see that some things weren’t my business, some things didn’t need explanation, and there was no right or wrong because it wasn’t about me.”
“I was just one part in that event. That’s all I could do. That brought relief, the knot in my stomach, the numbness. Now, whenever I think of her, I want to go to her, to hold her. But because of work, we parted ways, and our family contexts have changed. There’s no chance to meet anymore. But I imagine that if we met, it wouldn’t be like that day — no shaking, no numbness, no desire to disappear.”
When asked if they had a chance to meet, Noo Mam replied, “It was when Mam’s mother came as a customer to my nail salon. That was another moment that taught me how special a mother’s love is. The mother watched over me and her daughter. I don’t know how she felt—maybe worry, love. There was every kind of motherly feeling. She watched our lives without explanation. But my staff told me that every time Mam’s mother came for a manicure, she would ask about me.”
“Every time she came, she brought photos of Mam’s children—the eldest and the second child; the youngest wasn’t born yet—and proudly showed them to the nail technicians. The staff shared this with me each time. I gradually absorbed the feelings conveyed. I think Mam’s mother had something in her heart, that one day she wanted to bring the two of us together because it had happened a long time ago. Mam probably has a third child by now.”
“Her mother asked the staff when I was available, to arrange for Mam to visit. The feeling in my heart, which once wanted to disappear from that place, was now the opposite — it felt full and eager to meet. I hurried to buy a bicycle to give to my niece. I told Bobby to get a high-end bicycle, and when I saw the brand, I knew it was special. I carried the bicycle to the meeting and left it there.”
“Mam ran from the back of the shop—she still comes to get her nails done because everyone there does their nails at my place. She ran from the kitchen and hugged me. I felt that day was the long-awaited hug, a forgiveness without words (crying). We didn’t say anything, just held tight. It was brief but full — it lifted everything off my chest. It was gone. I felt clear.”
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