Constitution and Seafood

Today, last year's military coup d'etat group has held a country-wide referendum on a new consitution. Apparently, the new consitution resolves some loopholes in the previous one and also recognizes more minority rights. However, this is under the premise of a military takeover, so who knows if this is really more democratic?

The latest preliminary results show that the Thai people support the new constituion, but in reality, if they did not vote in favor, the government would have chosen one of 16 constiutions from the past. So its seems to me that either voting for or against would have yielded a similar outcome.


On a brighter note, tonight, we went out to a recently renovated, fabulous seafood restaurant for a farewell dinner for Jimmy. We scarfed down Tom Yum soup, Thai vegetables, mollusks, Pork satay (I abstained) and other creatures of the sea.


This restaurnat is famous for its Curried Crab, which was lightly spicy and yummy! The fish was continously heated with coals underneath and tempered by ice which was maintained by my nephew, Wei-Min.














(L-R: Auntie, Jimmy, Cousin Suparp, Wei-En, Cousin Peng, Wei-Min, Cousin in-law Jee, Uncle Visal, and Auntie Nancy)