tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post8812170449367021428..comments2024-03-28T15:13:45.925+08:00Comments on Good Morning Yesterday: Taman Jurong Heritage Trail - Taman Jurong in 1970Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-55513931121182757152019-07-14T18:53:25.307+08:002019-07-14T18:53:25.307+08:00does anyone have a photo of the old block 115 befo...does anyone have a photo of the old block 115 before it was replaced?<br />Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241917892986888215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-69650107354352478442018-02-01T11:35:58.519+08:002018-02-01T11:35:58.519+08:00Thanks for the memories. Taman Jurong was home fro...Thanks for the memories. Taman Jurong was home from 1971 to 1987. <br /><br />Recently had a chance to visit again when my office moved to Tuas and have been visiting all my old haunt such 21st storeys (including the old bookstore which has moved to ground level), Jurong Secondary School, Taman Jurong Cinema (still could see image of the snaking queuing for Jaws), and even my old block. It was quite sad to see some of the old sites gone like CN West (formerly Mitsukoshi Gardens). I even had lunch at KFC just for the fun of it, eventhough it is now in a new building while the old location is now a MacDonald's.<br /><br />I could locate most places, despite the major changes like the area around 21st storey, but the one that eluded me is my old kindergarten. I knew it was in a church but could not recall the name of the church or its' exact location. This was in 1973 before I started school in Jurong Town Primary. The search continues ....<br />Ma Pazzionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376006024121104135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-13948854480761602332015-07-15T14:36:20.477+08:002015-07-15T14:36:20.477+08:00I was a resident in blk 114 ho ching road from 197...I was a resident in blk 114 ho ching road from 1970 till 1994. Got married & shifted elsewhere. Fond memories of the old Jurong Town pri school. There was an old well (I cant remember if its a well or just part of the sewage system)at the edge of the school field beside jurong sec school. Reputedly it was haunted hehehe. Jurong lake back then was abundant with varieties of fishes.. I still remember back then during my morning run at japanese, chinese garden, there will be schools of fishes jumping about on their feeding frenzy at the break of dawn..recently i went fora morning run at the area...no fishes jumping about...quite sad though..one of the best buns that i ever had was the old b & w bakery..its just behid the old jurong npp. Near to the old post office. There use to be an old posb branch at the vicinity (All 4 stories block of flats) the lower floors were all either shophouses or coffee houses while the 2nd till 4th floor were residential. I love this spot especially in the late afternoon...its rather cooling and the atmosphere was as if youre living in europe (coz the walkways was filled with yellow flowery petals that bloomed) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-33606270282372243502015-03-06T12:33:55.273+08:002015-03-06T12:33:55.273+08:00My dad shifted to jurong from town in 1966,i have ...My dad shifted to jurong from town in 1966,i have seen taman jurong for 49 years,and am proud to be called TAMAN JURONG <br />Time has changed so has our enviourment but memories are still fresh.The Misokoshi garden with slides that children loved and the open air theater.If only time can reverse back. Hope to see the misokoshi garden agin.<br />Mrs Singhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-46986851821660564472014-11-30T16:01:14.767+08:002014-11-30T16:01:14.767+08:00Hi Philatherapist. Thanks for sharing you memories...Hi Philatherapist. Thanks for sharing you memories of Taman Jurong. Regarding the Jalan Peng Kang that you mentioned; I checked my 1963 street directory and cannot not find such a road; neither Peng Kang Rd or Jln Peng Kang.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-75178599502492833472014-11-30T14:16:50.888+08:002014-11-30T14:16:50.888+08:00A few days ago,I came across a photocopy of a birt...A few days ago,I came across a photocopy of a birth certificate of a person who was born in 1971 and the parent's address recorded in the BC as Block 41 Jalan Peng Kang,Singapore 22 .For those who are familiar with Taman Jurong, they will definately remember the name of the roads joining the estate such as Yuan Ching Rd, the longest of them all about 1.5km. Others such as Yung Loh,Yung Ho,Yung Kwang,Yung An,Tao Ching,Kang Ching,Ho Ching,Tah Ching are short roads about 200-500 metres long.Lining the short roads were blocks of flats from less than 6 floors to the highest blocks of 21 floors.The highest/tallest block at Taman Jurong,Blk 63,64,65&66 Yung Kwang Rd also popularly known as Diamond Block because of its design and inter connection at the ground floor where Standard Chartered Bank,NTUC Fair price supermarket and other shops operate.Now going back to road names,I recalled that blocks starting with no 40 were located behind Taman Jurong Camp where the present day Yung An Rd is.The Assyakirin Mosque today is where blocks 40-50 used to be.Between 1971-1975,I frequented Taman Jurong as my married brother and sister used to stay at Blk 46 and Blk 118. In between visits to my siblings flat,I secretly visited Jurong Cinema to watch a 'soft porn' movie titled Sex and the Animals! It could be be classified as soft porn movie back then but now it is freely available in the National Geographic or Animal Planet channels as documentaries.<br />Today I am still travelling to Taman Jurong and can't stop wondering whether Jalan Peng Kang has been renamed Yung An Rd and for those who have memories of the Diamond Block and want to treasure it, please hurry as all four blocks have been vacated recently and I am quite sure it will be demolished soon.Philatherapisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901691334074351037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-41457499071898998012014-11-21T18:22:55.313+08:002014-11-21T18:22:55.313+08:00Living in TJ now but still not know about the past...Living in TJ now but still not know about the past of it. Now that I know, how I wish to re-live the past!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-83354670717528450622014-08-05T16:23:37.944+08:002014-08-05T16:23:37.944+08:00I lived in Blk 99, then Blk 1, and finally Blk 144...I lived in Blk 99, then Blk 1, and finally Blk 144 in the 70's and 80's before moving out of Taman Jurong. Went to school there all my life, Jurong Town Primary and Jurong Secondary, then Jurong Pre-U in the same secondary school.<br /><br />Mitsukoshi Garden was later known as CN West something (can't remember exact name). The slides are steeper than those in Big Splash. <br /><br />Remembered running cross-country in Jurong Park during school fitness test or PE, roller-skating at the rink there, fishing at the Jurong Lake... Ah...memories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-31371110121909092102014-04-16T01:50:36.440+08:002014-04-16T01:50:36.440+08:00Oh boy, it's sad to know that they demolished ...Oh boy, it's sad to know that they demolished blocks 103 and 105. I lived in block 105 for many years and was thinking of re-visiting it and the area the next time I go back home. Raymond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-8694873539314140042013-08-25T01:31:48.734+08:002013-08-25T01:31:48.734+08:00I'm always very traumatised when I hear of thi...I'm always very traumatised when I hear of this church. I used to attend the kindergarten at the church. There was once I missed the school bus home because I was in the bathroom. When I realised that I was left behind, I walked out of the church compound to my grandmother's home in Blk 115 (about 5 mins walk away). Nobody cared that a 5 y.o. was leaving the school and church compound on her own. I called my parents from my grandma's place eventually. When my mother called the school to ask them who they can let me leave the compound on my own, the kindergarten adminstrator decided to call my mother names. They were very very snotty in those days and looked down on the poorer people who send their kids to the school. My parents pulled me out of the school and sent me to St Francis of Assisi at Boon Lay instead. I guess we weren't good enough for Calvary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-10108682024639089792013-04-17T15:04:05.487+08:002013-04-17T15:04:05.487+08:00The West Point Hospital in the photo is the former...The West Point Hospital in the photo is the former Jurong Hospital and Clinic. This is a very small private hospital and caters mainly to the nearby factories in Jurong. Many send their foreign workers there for medical checks and treatment.<br /><br />The second irony is that it was renamed Westpoint relatively recently, after the two army camps had moved out.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-35159304098874388372013-04-16T22:00:08.894+08:002013-04-16T22:00:08.894+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-54848589821456584452013-04-16T21:59:15.148+08:002013-04-16T21:59:15.148+08:00A West Point hospital? Seems so ironic it is near ...A West Point hospital? Seems so ironic it is near an army camp.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-39455480498807369302013-04-13T18:29:21.484+08:002013-04-13T18:29:21.484+08:00There used to be a zinc roofed hawker place like t...There used to be a zinc roofed hawker place like the one in Holland Village. Like Holland V, it must be gone by now.Tah Chungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-68040838423305542522013-04-13T00:34:04.938+08:002013-04-13T00:34:04.938+08:00My first impression of the old Taman Jurong (TJ) w...My first impression of the old Taman Jurong (TJ) was the ex-Taman Jurong NS Camp (TJC)there. I remember taking public bus no. 175 (?) regularly from SAFTI to home in Bt Ho Swee during my full time NS in 1970/72. This bus leaving SAFTI was always packed with NSmen. The bus would looped into Corporation Rd/Drive area where TJC was located. My other memories of TJ around 1974/75 were the ice-skating rink and the drive-in cinema which I enjoyed with friends during weekends then.FLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429286415685838183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-8299139872254237082013-04-12T13:06:36.044+08:002013-04-12T13:06:36.044+08:00Yes. I think the original Big Splash was in Taman ...Yes. I think the original Big Splash was in Taman Jurong; next to the Mitsukoshi Garden.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-80600051348877454582013-04-12T11:02:08.775+08:002013-04-12T11:02:08.775+08:00Was there a swimming complex much like that of Big...Was there a swimming complex much like that of Big Splash also in Taman Jurong?TheSounDOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955724873731300768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-73734134612808042382013-04-09T12:55:01.704+08:002013-04-09T12:55:01.704+08:00Last year they demolished blocks 103 and 105. Now ...Last year they demolished blocks 103 and 105. Now they are demolishing blocks 5-10 @ Yung Kuang Rd and Yung Ping Rd. Meanwhile, Corp Tiara is taking shape fast. Soon this part of Spore will be changed beyond recognition.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-8196957480547423532013-04-08T23:04:19.861+08:002013-04-08T23:04:19.861+08:00Actually I have posted a few articles and photos p...Actually I have posted a few articles and photos previously on Taman Jurong. Will relabel them later.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-37698983288038079032013-04-08T22:34:02.142+08:002013-04-08T22:34:02.142+08:00I attended Calvary Kindergarten (1976-77).
Grew up...I attended Calvary Kindergarten (1976-77).<br />Grew up in Yuan Ching Road.<br />Vividly remember the old Jurong Hospital, for i was a frequent visitor..... n dubious honour for a mischievous boy.<br /><br />I even remember the old Chase Bank, just across a child care centre where I was entrusted to...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16760936.post-41803332995630885452013-04-08T17:39:38.062+08:002013-04-08T17:39:38.062+08:00I used to pass by Taman Jurong for about three yea...I used to pass by Taman Jurong for about three years while on the way to work. Have always thought it to be a nice quaint neighbourhood. I look forward to learning more about Taman Jurong. :)Johnnynoreply@blogger.com