Kong, Phiwit: Seize the moment while you can

Fan art from the show

Time for a catch-up with the aspiring gay romance between Kong and Phiwit, played by actors Fluke Pachara Thammon (ฟลุค พชร ธรรมมล) and Oh Anuchyd Sapanphong, in the Channel 5 soap opera, Tomorrow, I’ll Still Love You (พรุ่งนี้ก็รักเธอ).

The two young men are drawing closer as the weeks go past, though in the most recent episode Phiwit tells Kong that while he’d like to love him more whole-heartedly, he’s unable to do so.

Phiwit knows his own heart better than Kong, who is younger.

He has been chasing Kong from the start, but knows he can only go so far.

Kong loves Phiwit in spite of himself, but is a long way from finding the courage to express those feelings openly.

He palms off Phiwit’s playful advances. Phiwit takes the rejections with a good heart.

So why can’t Phiwit, despite his greater self-knowledge, push things a little further?

The answer might lie in himself – despite his surface bravado, he cares for Kong’s feelings too much to risk scaring him.

Or it could also lie in a complicated web of family ties which propel this TV drama.

Both are related to the main characters.

Kong is younger brother to Keaw, who has a stormy relationship with her former boyfriend, Por, now her boss.

Since their breakup, Por has been overseas and back, and found a new girlfriend.

He still loves Kaew, but can’t bring himself to admit it.

As her boss, he treats her harshly, as if he is punishing her for his own past mistakes.

Kaew puts up with his brutal treatment, because she remembers what they had together.

Phiwit, meanwhile, is younger brother to Phipat, a poisonous snake of a man whose wife, years before, killed Kaew’s sister.

At first, Kong resents Phiwit because of his brother’s actions.

Phiwit says he and his brother may be related but are they still different people, so he should put his bitterness to one side.

From last night's episode:

Phiwit is a speed car driver, but takes ill before a big race. Kong hears from a third party that Phiwit is unwell.

Fearing bad news, Kong hurries to the track, where he finds a smouldering wreck of a car, and rescue workers at the scene.

He tries to get past the rescue workers to inspect the damage, as he fears Kong has crashed his car.

They hold him back. He implores with them to let him through.

To his relief, Phiwit appears in the crowd.

Fortunately, he had asked someone else to drive for him. It’s his stand-in driver who was involved in the accident, not him.

"Did you think it was me in the car?" asks Phiwit.

Kong won't say.

"It could have been me in that car. I pulled out of the race at the last moment.

"You never know what might happen to any of us. If you want to do something, you should do it while you still have the chance," Phiwit tells Kong animatedly.

Meaning? If you love someone, seize the moment while you can.

He counsels Kong about his sister Kaew, and her troubled relationship with her boss Kong.

"Por and your sister Kaew still love each other, but 'love' and those two can't go together.

"Their story is not much different from ours.

"I am not that different from Por," he says.

Meaning?

We feel for each other ,but while I want to love you, I can’t.

Rescue workers race past, knocking Kong into Phiwit’s arms for a lengthy man hug.

Earlier:

An ageing ladyboy/cook who lives with Kong’s family knows that Kong has formed an attachment with Phiwit.

Kong, however, can’t admit it to himself. "You can run away from many things in this life, but you can’t run away from your heart," she says.

Phiwit visits Kong at his home, but Kong, hearing him approach, hides in the garden. The ladyboy cook meets him at the gate instead.

Phiwit suspects Kong is hiding in the shrubbery, so speaks loudly enough for him to hear.

"I am not one who gives in easily. I am determined to win, no matter what."

Ostensibly, he is talking about his next car race, but really he is talking about his relationship with Kong. He will win over Kong’s heart, no matter what.

Hiding in the bushes, Kong smiles. He knows how Phiwit feels towards him, and admires his courage. He might even hope that Phiwit’s wishes come true.

Preview scene from tonight's episode:

Kong’s mother is admitted to hospital (a recurring event in this soap opera). Kong is crying. Phiwit, who turns up at the hospital, takes him in his arms.
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At the popular Pantip webboard, diehard fans of the budding relationship between Kong and Phiwit have assembled videoclips of their key scenes together. Watch them here [link harvested - it died]

Nothing like this couple’s gay love affair, tame as it may seem to some, has aired on Thai TV before.

Good things can’t last forever. We should make the most of it while we can.

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