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Let me explain a little more about Thai culture! First, "Phi" (พี่) is actually pronounced quite similarly to the English word "Pee", but we usually write it as "Phi" in English to avoid the rather funny alternative meaning of "pee"! 🇹🇭 In Thai: Phi (พี่) = Someone older than you, regardless of gender. Nong (น้อง) = Someone younger than you, regardless of gender. Phi Sao (พี่สาว) = Older sister. Nong Sao (น้องสาว) = Younger sister. Now, here's where Thai culture gets interesting! 💡 Thailand is a society where age, respect, and relationships are closely connected. We often treat people around us almost like extended family, even when we're not related by blood. We generally call someone older than us "Phi" as a sign of respect, while someone younger is called "Nong", often with a sense of warmth, affection, and care. But here's the tricky part! 💡 What if you don't know someone's age? Well, calling them "Phi" is often the safer and more polite choice. It's a way of showing respect without assuming they're younger than you. And here's something that might make international fans laugh! Thai people often ask each other, "How old are you?" quite casually. In many Western cultures, asking someone's age can feel a little too personal or even rude. But in Thailand, it isn't necessarily offensive at all! Sometimes, we're simply trying to figure out how to address you properly! Should we call you "Phi" and show you the respect we would give an older sibling? Or should we call you "Nong" and treat you with the warmth, affection, and protective care we might give a younger sibling? That's why age can matter in everyday Thai conversations. It's not always about judging someone's age. It's often about understanding the relationship and choosing the appropriate way to address them. And that's one of the charming things about Thai culture: even strangers can become "Phi" and "Nong," just like members of one big family. ❤️🇹🇭

Translation: Faye: Who put this sticker here? Pam: You did, Je! (Sis/姐) This is your room, after all! Faye: PAM!!!!! The sticker reads: "Love the Uke. Who cares about the Seme!" 💡Cultural Context In Japanese BL (Boys' Love) culture, these roles are commonly referred to as: 攻め (Seme): The dominant or leading role in a romantic relationship, often characterized by assertiveness, confidence, or authority. 受け (Uke): The receptive role, often portrayed as gentler, more sensitive, or someone who enjoys being cared for. In Thailand, these Japanese terms have been adapted and shortened to "Me" (เมะ) from Seme and "Ke" (เคะ) from Uke. The Thai phrase "รักเคะ เมะช่างมัน" literally means: "Love the Uke. Forget about the Seme!" It's a playful, cheeky expression that clearly shows a preference for the Uke over the Seme. #FayePeraya

Marr Team × FayeAtom - Part 1 Translation 🌳 Opening & Introductions MC: Welcome to Marr with FayeAtom! Everyone: Yayyyy! Faye & Atom: Sawadi ka! MC: We're excited! Atom: That's not true! You guys don't look excited at all. Faye: Why are you all holding your microphones exactly the same way? Atom: They've already been briefed to hold them like that. MC: We're so happy to have you both on the show! Faye: This is my second time here, but I'm still nervous. I don't know why. My hands are so cold! MC: Try holding the hand of the person next to you. (Faye holds Atom's hand.) Faye: Are you feeling unwell? Your hands are warm, almost hot! Atom: This is my first time recording a song at Marr Team. Honestly, coming here has been one of my dreams. I've always enjoyed listening to your music and watching your work. I've wanted to do this for so long, and today I finally get to record a song with you. I'm really happy! MC: Awwww. MC: P'Faye, are you okay with your microphone? (Laughs.) MC: Now that we have FayeAtom here, we'd like you to introduce yourselves to anyone who might not know you yet. Faye: Sawadi ka, I'm Faye. Just stick around, and you'll get to know me eventually. Atom: Sawadi ka, I'm Atom Pariya. Stick around with P'Faye, and you'll eventually get to know me! Faye: Because that's how getting to know someone begins, right? You can't know everything about a person immediately. You have to talk, listen to each other's stories, and gradually get to know one another. MC: Exactly! Now, we'd love to hear some updates about your lives. 🌳 Upcoming Projects Atom: We recently finished our first series together, Broken of Love. And next, we have... Faye: Our second series! We're currently preparing and casting. Filming will begin next year. It's a romantic comedy, with a cute, lighthearted atmosphere. But right from the beginning, our characters are already bickering! MC: Oh! We're getting spoilers! Faye: I'm giving you spoilers right now! Atom's character is very superstitious (Sai Mu) and believes in spiritual practices. My character has a sharp tongue. And Atom's character doesn't back down either. My character will look at Atom's character and think, "She's cute, but why does she have such a smart mouth? I really can't stand her!" MC: Fabulous! Everyone, stay tuned! 🌳 Three Things That Could Break You MC: Let's chat a little. I'd like each of you to rank three things that could completely break you emotionally. Faye: Love, trust, and thoughts. When I love someone, I love them with everything I have. What can truly break me is when love and trust disappear at the same time. And when those two things are gone, my thoughts follow. If I could still maintain a positive mindset, perhaps I wouldn't completely fall apart. But these three things are connected. Losing even one is already painful. But when all three collapse together, it can leave you completely shattered, unable to put yourself back together. For me, that's incredibly painful. It can completely break a person. But that doesn't mean you can never put yourself back together again. These are simply parts of life that everyone has to experience. Something that seems small to someone else might feel enormous to me. For example, I get really upset when I cook something, and it turns out too salty. Atom: I like salty food! Faye: Atom eats one bite of rice and then one spoonful of fish sauce! You eat so much salt! Of course, that's not something that would completely break me. It's just a bad moment or a bad day. But it's okay. I can always make it again. And when our feelings are broken, we can rebuild them ourselves too. Atom: For me, the three things that have the greatest emotional impact are my family, everyone I love, and trust, just like P'Faye said. Trust is something I'm very sensitive about, so all three things are connected for me. I care deeply about the people I love. My family, siblings, loved ones, and friends mean everything to me. If something happened to any of them, it could completely break me. 🌳 What Should You Stop Doing to Improve Your Life? MC: What's one thing you could stop doing that would make your life a million percent better? Faye: What should I stop doing to make my life better? MC: Yes! Faye: Stop holding on to the past. Sometimes we become so attached to what has already happened. For example, before my grandmother passed away, I kept thinking, "What if I'd decided to come back earlier? Could I have done something better? Would I have made it in time?" Those were thoughts I created myself. But I forgot to consider that it was her time. I tied my emotions to the past, and I made myself suffer. So, stop holding on to the past. Look forward. Focus on yourself, your work, and what you're doing each day. You'll stop overthinking so much. And it's not just about my grandmother. There have been many other things in my life. Once I stopped dwelling on them and stopped letting them consume my thoughts, my life improved by 100%. Actually, 300%! As for my grandmother, that memory has stayed with me from that day to this day. But I no longer blame myself. I've moved past that feeling. I wish I'd understood this way of thinking much earlier. MC: So, letting go of the past makes life better. Faye: Exactly! Stop holding on to the past, and your life will improve 100%. MC: What about Atom? Faye: Shall I answer for her? Stop overthinking! (Atom laughs.) Faye: She thinks about everything. Every second. Every single moment! Atom: I always think ahead. If I could stop doing that, my life would probably be much better, P'Faye. Faye: You're seriously going to drive yourself crazy one day! Atom: I once went to see a fortune teller. The fortune teller didn't even make any predictions. They just looked at my face and said, "Stop overthinking! You worry about everything before it even happens. Stop it!" I've been trying to stop overthinking. But sometimes I start worrying about things before they've even happened. All those thoughts build up inside me, and I end up getting stressed over the smallest things. I also absorb other people's emotions, and I don't know how to release those feelings. If I could stop overthinking, I think my life would improve. Faye: She's the overthinker. Meanwhile, I don't think about anything at all. Seriously! Sometimes even I find that strange. Everyone experiences problems differently, whether they're big or small. But for me, when something happens, I somehow just forget about it. It disappears from my mind. How does that even happen? (Laughs.) Atom: That's a good thing, though! I tend to overthink when it involves people I care deeply about, people I love, and those around me. I start worrying before anything has even happened. But it's actually good that P'Faye doesn't overthink. Whenever something is bothering me, and I talk to her about it, she doesn't worry about it at all! Faye: Sometimes I ask her, "Has this actually happened yet?" And she says, "No." So I ask, "Then why are you worrying about it?" Thinking ahead is a good thing, of course. It helps you prepare. But this goes beyond preparation. She becomes overly anxious about certain things. MC: Are you overthinking today? Atom: Not today! I'm happy and enjoying myself! Faye: But if someone tells her there's going to be an interview, especially one with microphones, she'll immediately start overthinking. I've never told anyone this before. This is the first show where I'm revealing that Atom is afraid of microphones! Atom: Yes! Whenever there's a microphone, I'll be like, "P'Faye..." Faye: I didn't tell her there would be an interview today. If I'd told her, she would have been stressed. MC: Why is that? Atom: It's because I get nervous. I want to do well. And without realizing it, I start setting expectations for myself. Then I overthink everything. "What should I do? How should I act?" Faye: What she doesn't realize is that just being herself is already good enough. She keeps thinking about what she needs to do to be better, placing all these expectations on herself. But she forgets that who she already is is good enough. I tell her that all the time. But Atom easily forgets the things I tell her! (Laughs.) She overthinks what everyone else says, except what I say! (Laughs.) For example, I tell her, "You're already good enough." And then, just a moment later, she's forgotten it! That's why I didn't tell her there would be an interview today. So she could just enjoy herself. Atom: I literally just found out a moment ago! Faye: Exactly! That's why she isn't stressed. The thing is, we have to learn how to live and work together. If I know that telling her something in advance will make her stressed, then I need to understand what the person beside me is like and figure out how to help her feel comfortable. So I simply told her, "We're just going to have a casual chat." And that way, she doesn't feel stressed. Atom: I'm not very good at serious, meaningful conversations! MC: That's not true! Anyway, let's get back to something meaningful! Faye: Oh no! Now Atom's going to get stressed! (Laughs.) 🌳 Words That Heal Your Heart MC: We'd like to know: what's a sentence that helps heal your heart? Atom: "I don't have to be strong all the time." Faye: Exactly! (Atom laughs.) Atom: I don't have to smile all the time. I don't have to be strong every moment. It's okay to have vulnerable moments. Faye: If you want to cry, then cry. Atom: It's okay to show my vulnerable side. Faye: I tell her, "Just cry if you need to." Atom: P'Faye always tells me, "If you need to cry, just cry." Faye: Sometimes she tries so hard to be strong. She worries about everyone else's feelings. She doesn't want to make this person uncomfortable or that person stressed. She worries about what everyone else might think. But I tell her that she should be free to express herself however she feels. I would never ask her, "Why are you crying?" Instead, I'd ask, "Do you want to cry? I'm right here." And if her makeup gets ruined, we can just do it again. Just let her be herself. That's the best thing she can do. And that's enough. Faye: For me, the sentence is, "Tomorrow, the sun will rise again." It means a lot to me. Maybe today I can't figure something out. Maybe I can't solve a problem. But tomorrow, the sun will rise again, and I can start over. To me, those words genuinely represent a new beginning. They're not just something you say to feel better for a moment. Because tomorrow brings new possibilities. New thoughts, new feelings, and a brand-new morning are waiting for us. So it's okay if you can't solve something today. It's okay if you can't cry. And if you want to cry, that's okay too. We're human beings. We have feelings. Atom: You say things so beautifully, don't you? Faye: Are you crying yet? Are you crying yet? (Laughs.) 🌳 How Faye Comforts Atom Faye: When I see her feeling emotional, sometimes I don't even say anything. She'll immediately tell me, "Don't! If you hug me right now, I'm going to cry!" Atom: If someone comes over to hug me or comfort me, I'll start crying right away. And P'Faye can always tell when I'm feeling that way. Faye: I just need to be near her and ask, "Are you okay?" Or simply say, "I'm right here." And she'll start crying. She often raises her hand like this, as if she's saying, "Give me a moment." But I don't move away from her. I just stay there quietly and let her do whatever she needs to do. 🌳 What Does Good Love Mean to Faye and Atom? MC: What does good love mean to Faye and Atom? Faye: Let her answer first. Atom: Being able to be myself, and having someone who still stays beside me and loves me, no matter which version of myself I am. Whether I'm an angel or a monster, that person is still there. We work through problems together instead of pushing each other away. We're always there for one another. Faye: For me, good love means being loved even on the days when I'm not very lovable. I'm not lovable all the time. There are moments when I'm unhappy with myself or frustrated with other people. We're just ordinary human beings. We experience every kind of emotion. Good love is when the person beside you still loves you on the days when you're not at your best. Whether I realize I'm being difficult or not, that person still loves me. It's love built on understanding. Even when I unintentionally show a side of myself that isn't very lovable, or a version of myself that I don't particularly like, that person still loves me. That's what good love means to me. (The program transitions into the singing performance.) Link: youtube.com/watch?v=tCB7HJ_w… #FayeAtom