Pornpatr Witoonchart an san shi da ɗaya hai-so. Fuskarta akai-akai tana jin daɗin shafukan watsa labarai na jaridu kuma ta yi aiki a matsayin mai gabatar da kayan kwalliya. Amma ita kanta bata dauki kanta daya ba hi-so celebrity.
'Ba na amfani da kayan kwalliya kowace rana kuma ba ni da almubazzaranci rayuwa. Ina son cin abinci a kan titi kuma ba na sha'awar kowane irin sha'awa. Yawancin wadanda ake kira hai-so partyn da naje abokai ne suka yi min.'
Shekaru goma Pornpatr yana gudanar da gidan wasan kwaikwayo na posh a Thong Lor, amma shekaru uku da suka wuce ta rufe kofa a bayanta kuma ta yanke shawarar zama uwar gida ta cikakken lokaci. Amma bata zauna ba. Ita ce darekta kuma shugabar hukumar gudanarwa ta Siam Future Development (SF), mallakin mijinta Nopporn.
SF tana haɓaka kantunan unguwanni, wasu mega-girma kamar Esplanade akan titin Ratchadaphisek da Mega Bangna, wanda shine gida ga Ikea na farko na Thailand, da sauran ƙananan.
Sau biyu zuwa uku a shekara, Pornpatr da Nopporn suna zuwa ƙasashen waje don saduwa da wasu ma'aikatan kantin sayar da kayayyaki kuma su ji daɗin abubuwan da ke faruwa, musamman a Amurka. Ta ce: “Sa’ad da na je wasu ƙasashe tare da mijina, koyaushe ina neman shaguna da kayayyakin da nake ganin za su taimaka masa a kasuwancinsa.
Kantin sayar da jama'a kasuwa ce ga mazauna birni
Manyan kantunan unguwanni sun shahara a Thailand. Wannan bai ba Pornpatr mamaki ba. "Sun samo asali ne a cikin salon Thai kuma suna komawa al'ummomi. Tunanin ba sabon abu bane ko wani abu na musamman. A al'umma mall kasuwa ce - kasuwa ce ga mazauna birni. Iyayenmu sun kasance suna zuwa kasuwa su sayi abinci. Wannan al'ada ta ci gaba har yau. A al'umma mall yana da kasuwa, a wannan yanayin babban kanti. Kuma yana da gidajen abinci, wuraren cin abinci da wuraren zama.'
Sauya daga mai gidan gallery zuwa uwar gida da abokin aikin mijinta bai kashe ƙaunarta ga fasaha ba. Shekaru takwas da suka wuce ta fara daukar darussan zane-zane. Ta fara aiki da acrylic Paint kuma yanzu tana yin kalar ruwa ne kawai. A bara ta baje kolin ayyukan fasaha 41 karkashin taken 'Mu Fada cikin Soyayya' a Esplanade a karon farko. Baje kolin ya tara 500.000 baht don kwalejin addinin Buddha a Ayutthaya.
Sannan akwai aikin agaji: tana tallafawa yara biyar ta gidauniyar CCF da World Vision Foundation. Ƙaddamarwa don taimaka wa matasa abin ƙauna ne a gare ta. “Lokacin da suka girma za su gane cewa sun zo nan ne saboda taimakon wasu mutane. Ina tsammanin za su mayar da hakan daga baya ga wasu waɗanda ke da ƙarancin zaɓuɓɓuka.'
(Source: Brunch, Bangkok Post, Maris 10, 2013)