#mayom

[gabrielokun]

#What Zabb Man! #What Zabb Man #รักวุ่นวายนายรสแซ่บ #Gabriel makes stuff #Mayom #Bank Toranin #Teng Nueng #Bonus Tanadech #Mayom x Teng Nueng #MayomTeng #Thai BL #Thai series #Thai Drama #BL Drama #BL series

[absolutebl]

What Zabb Man!

quick pitch

What Zabb Man! 

(Thailand April-May on YouTube) 

8/10 

Main Tropes: enemies to lovers, tsundere/tsundere, rich/poor, foodie romance, CEO 

It's like Star Hunter has FINALLY grown up with this show. 

WZM was better than we have any right to expect with decent pacing and a foodie theme threaded through the narrative as both love language and plot driver - which I have been WAITING for. Basically CEO falls in love with a street vendor’s food, recruits him to work in his hotel, falls in love with him, and that’s the beginning. Class struggles! Kitchen drama! Papaya pounding (not a euphemism)! Chef poaching (not literally)! Spicy scenes (yes literally)! It’s all so delicious. 

Star Hunter... did you serve this one up just for little old me? Sure seems like, since no one else consumed it. Well... I do have a high space tolerance. 

I think I have finally figured out Star Hunter’s brand: CHEEKY. 

Will this review be full of food puns.

Oh yes indeed. 

Sure this show gets absurdly over cooked and falling apart messy in tone, it's like Star Hunter just CAN'T help but over egg the plotting (see what I did there). I imagine their workshopping is a hoot, it's a bunch of young actors being ridiculous, and the chaos just leaks onto the screen. But all the acting is on point, and ... FOOD! 

(Yes I have eaten my body weight to som tum. Why do you ask?)

The leads are actually pretty good (previous in Hidden Love). 

Poon is a great character because he is tsundere WITH good reason. And he’s portrayed with depth and sweetness for all his salty pride. 

Also I'm not opposed to a bit of a CEO romance in my BL. Alpha being won over by love and som tum, tasty. 

But what I really loved was that Athip loves Poon first for his food. When Poon runs away Athip finds him because of his food. Arthip begs forgiveness by eating Poon’s food. 

But it’s PokeTongue (AKA BankBonus who play Teng & Mayom) who once more steal the bacon. Honestly they dominated Gen Y 2 and now they are doing it again. Just give them their own show already! 

They absolutely crackle on screen together and it’s such fun to watch, who cares about plot? 

Thai language moment: Pronouns 

Teng & Mayom’s relationship negotiation scene (see image above) jumped around between pronouns khun/ter for you & pom/rao for I so much I couldn’t follow the nuances at all. But I can say that that pronoun hopping was part of the negotiation of intimacy between them, and changes the whole tenor of the scene. 

This is one of those I wish we had translator notes on. 

Food moment: Mayom 

Star gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus) is no relation to the gooseberry (Ribes) many of use grew up with in the UK. They tase a little similar in that (like cranberrys for the US folkz) they are sour and astringent, but they grow on a tree (not a bush) and are quite cute. 

More on Mayom & Teng 

For this particular couple I liked their claiming segment. 

First I should say I'm starting to notice faen being translated more as “partner” instead of boyfriend, or VERY rarely “lover.” I’m not sure this is more or less accurate, it’s certainly more precise, but there’s just no direct translation so part of me wants them to leave it faen at this point. 

We should all just learn it and adopt the word into English, it’s a better gender neutral term than anything we got. Lover is overly explicit and old fashioned. Significant other is awfully stiff and cumbersome. Partner has multiple non-romantic meanings, especially in a workplace setting. 

Faen is a good word, single syllable, easy to say, nice mouth feel, pretty, reminds me of the Scots fain (which has a LOVELY meaning). 

Still it’s certainly interesting to see “partner” start happening in BL, adds to the modern feel. Like they’ve been listening to the queers, again.   

(I expanded on my faen feels because of comments.) 

Secondly, because Teng broke up with his ex due to the closet, this is one instance where Mayom’s possessiveness is justified by the narrative since Teng needs it to feel confident in their relationship. Hence the live broadcast claiming scene.

In the end, this was the foodie romance set in the Thai Restaurant industry I have always wanted. The machinations of being in food service formed not just setting but also plot. Perhaps if Bite Me, Love Area and some of the ones from Korea (My Sweet Dear, Tasty Florida, Ocean Likes Me, To My Star) hadn’t disappointed me in this regard, I wouldn’t be so generous with this show. And to be fair, it probably should get a 7/10 by my normal standards. But What Zabb Man was cooked up exactly to suit my palate (and apparently no one else’s) so it gets a 8/10. 

RECOMMENDED, especially if you like Thai food.

(source) 

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[hcnnibal]

on an evil mission to commission a1/a2 art from all my fave hannibal artists

#i got mayom #i got weardes #ztacey when u get back online im gonna grovel and beg so hard

[mayomkun]

Of course I must have one for them ✨

#the keyring is heart-shaped but I didn't take pic of it asdfjk #my art #go2 spoilers #mayom's stuff #(not for sale)

[mycutelb]

Valunpath Mayom

#valunpath mayom #trans #trans woman #transgender #thai transgender #cute trans #cute tgirl

[ih8bb]

i’m so sick of all the talk in the house around showmances…like y’all are at risk of being evicted LOL why are we worried about who has a crush on who

#bb25 #i’m tired on the mayomances #like can we at least get a showmance with variety? if we just HAVE to have one

[icancirieclearlynowthegameison]

They really talked about Matt & Reilly before Cory and America LMFAO

#bb25 #the true mayomance

[gunsatthaphan]

“will you be my boyfriend?”

#what zabb man #what zabb man ep8 #mayom x tengnueng #bankbonus #bonusbank #thai bl #bl drama #their story was better than in gen y and their story was also better than the main plot send tweet #kjhgkfd #they really redeemed themselves from gen y #im proud #starhunter

[heretherebedork]

Tell me about my future. This is your life line, this your heart line, and this is your relationship line. Your ex isn't your soulmate. See how it tears here? Hey, are you just making this up? No, I'm serious! This line tells me you have just met your soulmate. Who?

#what zabb man #thaibl #thai drama #bl series #asian lgbtq dramas #asianlgbtqdramas #asianlgbtqdrama gif #bl drama #thai bl #thai series #thai bl series #asian lqbtq dramas gif #asianlgbtqdramagifs #asianlgbtqdramagif #mayom x tengnueng #tengnueng x mayom #mayomteng #mayom x teng #teng x mayom #i love them so much your honor

[gabrielokun]

#What Zabb Man! #What Zabb Man #รักวุ่นวายนายรสแซ่บ #Gabriel makes stuff #Mayom #Bank Toranin #Teng Nueng #Bonus Tanadech #Mayom x Teng Nueng #MayomTeng #Thankhun #Jet Jetsadakorn #Thai BL #Thai series #Thai Drama #BL Drama #BL series

[shellthakrit]

A brief Bank Toranin Manosudprasit post.

#bank toranin #gen y #gen y 2 #what zabb man #💰 faves #we're going to bypass toxic!pok and skip forward to protective!mayom

[bluishghost]

You know there's a difference between reconciling with people who still love you and who don't anymore.

#what zabb man the series #what zabb man #bank toranin #bonus tanadech #mayom x tengnueng #bl series #thai bl #thai series

[mayomkun]

Sight-seeing ✨

#taking them everywhere with me from now on!! #Mayom's stuff

[skyhawkstragedy]

are these HGs finally putting the pieces together that Taylor and Turner might be a duo? this is the second time that someone has mentioned something with those two in particular, first Alyssa and now Michael…

#bb24 #bb24 taylor #bb24 turner #bb24 michael #bb24 alyssa #like ever since week 3 they’ve been hanging out nonstop #so the duos seem to be pretty clear at this stage #monte/Joseph are one #michael/britt and the mayomance are two more #and then taylor/turner are another #if you look at it this way that’s all the leftovers covered and taylor/turner aren’t even festie besties #in fact their festie besties… are besties

[negrowhat]

I’m glad Mayom worked up the courage to ask Nadia out but like...ok nevermind.

#i don't even care #i do like mayom #and nadia #but like #eh #my ride lb

[placetneplacet]

Aww! Well done Hotelier Daddy! Way to prove you can be unselfish and you want Poon to succeed no matter what…

#what zabb man #very well played #honestly it would probably be better for both couples for Poon to work for Teng and Mayom to stay at the hotel #If we’re talking real life work life balance…