North Lake

It took me about 30mins to find the place. Armed with a picture of a map I took using my mobile, I made my way down to Dorset road. I realized later that the mosque was located at the inner road, a junction between Carlise road and Bristol road.
Built in 1907, the mosque was looked after by a caretaker whose house was annexed to the mosque. He said he has been taking care of the mosque since 1967, way before I was born. He told us stories of how they use to pump water to get water for ablution and daily necessities. The picture above is an old one. It was recently renovated but still has a maximum capacity of about 120 worshippers which makes it among the smallest mosque in Singapore
Tasek Utara ( North Lake ) mosque reminds me of the old Majapahit mosque which was taken down years ago. Me and the brothers who frequent the mosque fought very hard to keep the mosque open yet our efforts were in vain. They already had plans to build roads there and the mosque was in the way. The mosque had a 'kampung feeling' with its zinc roof and wooden structure. The caretaker even reared chickens in the backyard. I spend many happy moments there when I lived in Jurong West. The memories would always remain fresh in my heart.