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Yuan Yingcai (Desmond Tan), a teacher working at an art school, suddenly commits suicide. His death causes an uproar in the school. He had a promising future ahead of him. Why would he kill himself? Yingcai’s twin brother Yuan Yingjie (also played by Desmond Tan), who has lived abroad most of his life, returns to Singapore to deal with Yingcai’s funeral matters. He believes that there is more to Yingcai’s death and decides to infiltrate the art school and uncover the truth behind. His investigations lead him to several suspects, including Yingcai’s newly wedded wife and students. Secrets and grudges surface and all seemed to have something to hide in their relationship with Yingcai. The plot thickens as more potential suspects get unveiled and new information get uncovered. Soon Yingjie discovers a hidden side to Yingcai—a twisted, extreme side—and the shocking truth behind his death.
Ah Huang, Ah Qiang and Ah Hui have been friends for as long as they can remember. When Ah Huang's mounting debts drive him to desperate measures, Ah Qiang and Ah Hui agree to lend him money. He uses the money to build an illegal business. Even after the business become successful, he refuses to repay the money to his friends. However, when the business collapses, Ah Huang is forced to question everything as his family, friendships, and remaining money are all threatened.
Gong Jia Qiao, 66 years-old, becomes wheelchair-bound after a car accident. He currently sells lottery and tissue packets for a living. Over 30 years ago, his neighbour Guo Mei Li puts Ah Dai under his care but has never returned since. With an intelligence similar to that of a six or eight year-old child, Ah Dai can only follow simple instructions and is thus easily cheated. Her ex-lover Pian Lang disappeared after she becomes pregnant with his child. One day, Ah Dai meets Xiao Gan Dang, a man that looks like Pian Lang. As it turns out, Pian Lang is Gan Dangs father. Xiao Gan Dang grew up along the streets and has seen all the good and bad sides of humans. He is best friends with Mei Da Han, who is also a gangster like him, and is thrown behind bars because of a fight. After completing his sentence, he meets a social worker Qing Qing and the two becomes a bickering duo.
Ming, a single parent, is forced to bring up his kid Xing because his wife left - no thanks to his gambling habit. That vice is still not kicked, and father and son spend occasional days on the run from loan sharks. Serendipity strikes when the runaway dog Dou Dou gets rescued by Xing, and despite his dad's disdain for canines, brings him home. Through a series of oh-so-cute-inducing scenes, Xing finally gets to keep his current best friend.
A movie about growing up in Singapore, which focuses on the lives of two families where the oldest children gets involved with the local mafia.