Jade Pot Tea House - Kuching

One of my favorite dining places in Kuching, Jade Pot Tea House, as they have heaps of food i like.
Not long ago, I've dined in...this time I took some pics to share.
This is the name in Mandarin Chinese.

This is a Pork chop rice in set with a few leaves of veges beside.

Taiwanese sausages - my MUST HAVE dish.

This is another type of Pork chop rice, different recipe from the previous one. This one got egg & marinated cucumber somemore.

Value adding services - do you see "WI-FI Available Here"? And the Grade "A" restaurant standard issued by the local council?


P/S : They have few branches in Kuching. The one in the pictures above is at along Jalan Keretapi, opposite 100% Discount Store. And the other one is somewhere opposite Grand Continental Hotel. I only know 2 of them, whether they have expand to 3rd..4th..I don't know.

Operation UNLOCK & UPGRADE My Huawei E220 3G Modem

Ok, a big project.
Operation to unlock and upgrade the Huawei E220.
If you got a 3G modem directly from MAXIS or CELCOM, you are probably got a LOCKED 3G modem, which means that the particular 3G modem has been locked and to work with only that operator (MAXIS / CELCOM / DIGI / U Mobile). For my case, I've got a MAXIS-Huawei E220 which only works with MAXIS simcard, 3G services only. If you insert a CELCOM or other operators' simcard....it won't work, it is locked!
So, I'm going to unlock it and....then I will have the choice to go for which operator (MAXIS / CELCOM / DIGI / U Mobile) I want....decide later.

So, I am going to UNLOCK it in a DIY way.
First, some reseach on the web....let's google "unlock Huawei E220".
Well, I've got what I'm looking for...so let's start.

Upgrading the firmware will be able the 3G modem to be 7.2Mbps capable, originally is 3.6Mbps. But, the speed is still very much depends on the Service Providers - currently the fastest is only up to 3.6Mbps (at best effort rate)
Who knows, maybe in near future they will upgrade the service to 7.2Mbps....
Now, you see my original Huawei E220 3G modem runs at 3.6Mbps.

And now 7.2Mbps.....just upgraded the firmware to the latest version (in less than 10 minutes).

These are the tools to UNLOCK the 3G modem, alot of programmes and alot of procedures.
You need to be able to find the unlock CODE (serve as a key to unlock) from a table which content full page of numbers & words, then write down the CODE...open another programme and key in the CODE to unlock the unit...like keying in a password.

Done....easy.
Of coz', I have a sifu....I want to thank & acknowledge this person.

Kuching Landmarks : Old & New

Kuching Landmarks - To be gone soon is our good old Pasar Buildings, can be considered as a historical infrastructure where it served the RAKYAT for more than 1/2 century. It will definitely stay in our memory forever.
Across the river with a lot of lights shinning, is our so called PALACE, (Brooke's Palace initially).
The far tall building is our Wisma Bapa Malaysia, where most of the major Sarawak State Agencies are.

Just across the Sarawak River a new oval shape of building under construction, is the new DUN building, which will be Kuching new landmarks.

Kuching - IMPERIAL DUCK

Went to this near newly opened (3 months old) restaurant last weekend.
A very 'Chinese Restaurant' style of a restaurant, which is owned by LOK THIAN group of company - one of the biggest restaurant business players in Kuching.

This is the menu. A lot of BBQ stuff...like BBQ Duck, BBQ Chicken..etc.

All the staff there wearing uniform, looks like Japanese to me..

The BBQ duck which we ordered is really really NICE.

One of the best I've tried, definitely recommending it to all of you.
Go..go..go..

Kuching - Bla Bla Bla .....Special Dish

This specially prepared dish, by the special request chef ~ Mr. Chong
The plate itself is about 1foot in radius....a very big plate.

Ingredient Details:-
1. Prawn
2. Soft shell crab
3. Chicken wing
4. Green Mussel
5. Special Japanese Toufu dumpling
6. Ham dumpling
7. Midin (vege.)

Thanks , Mr Chong.

My Pets

I have 2 pets.
Firstly, I introduce you ~ Blackie, my house guard.
A mixed GS.

Hey Boss, what are you doing? You gonna take photo for me?

Hold on a second, let me pose...

Hmm...how should I pose?

You wanna see my butt?

Oh, I always see in the magazines. All my friends pose like this, so do I look smart now?


My the other pet is, Fishie, the silver arowana.
Because she is fishie...so she is called Fishie.

She is aiming for her food...quiet.

Pal, what are you looking at?

Is it you again?

I'm walking/swimming away...bye.

Sibu Trip - 02

This is one of the bus stops in a rural area, Sibu.
Looks good, ya?

There is another bus stop just opposite that bus stop facing each other, and it looks like this...

Don't believes me?....
Two extreme cases side by side facing each other. I believes the local authority can do better than these to take care of RAYKAT's welfare lah...

This is the newly built 'Rejang Bridge', which is leading to Kanowit and the inner Sarawak area (Southing).

We drove by a rural area called Durin.
You can find alot of durian trees along the roadsides. If durian is one of your favourite like I do, you can open up your car window and smell the durian!!

There are durians on the tree. Can you see them?

Zoom close-up now, can you see the small small 'biji' durian hanging on the trees?
That's it! You've got it.

Well, that ended my Sibu trip.

Note: Most hotels & Inns in Sibu now are equipped with free WIFI in the rooms. No worries about finding internet access if you bring along your laptop.

Selamat Hari Raya

Here, I wishes all my readers Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri and have a good holiday break.


Thank you very much.