The story happens in Dakota Crescent, a neighborhood which will soon become historical under the HDB redevelopment program. (Dakota Crescent was one of Singapore’s earliest HDB estates, as it was built in 1958 by the then Singapore Improvement Trust Board (SIT). In 2014, it was decided that the government would reclaim the land for development purposes and all residents will have to relocate by 2016.)
Through the lives of Zhou Fa Da, Ye Xiao Ying and Zhang Wei Xiong, three ordinary characters who grew up in this estate, a series of interesting, exciting and personal stories will unfold… Zhou Fa Da, also known as Big Brother, is a man with a strong sense of justice, loyalty and compassion. He always takes into his hands the problems of his neighbors, wanting to help them in times of need. But because of his overzealous and reckless character, his good intentions often turn out to cause more trouble than help.
Ye Xiao Ying is Fa Da’s uncle, who always dreams of achieving phenomenal success in life, but he never did live up to his dreams as he is essentially just a slacker. He is very good at keeping out of trouble, by tactically avoiding tricky situations. His motto in life is: A man’s greatest power is not his fists, but his tongue. He believes that being good with words can help one sail through career and relationships smoothly, but the fact is, his career and love affairs are almost always on the rocks.
Zhang Wei Xiong is a manly name, but the owner of the name is actually a cute girl. When her mother was pregnant with her, the ultrasound scan showed that it was a baby boy, so her father went to the fortune teller and got her this dashing manly name. Who would have expected that it was a baby girl! But they went along with the name “Wei Xiong” after all. Wei Xiong is just like her name; she has great ambitions and a gusty character, and people in the neighborhood see her as the future elite. Unfortunately, that is just her pretense. She is actually very timid and cowardly, but she believes that in order to survive in this dog-eat-dog world, you will have to “never say die”. So even though she is crumbling from fear inside, she would always put up a strong front, and her strong-headedness always gets her into trouble. If not for the help of Big Brother Fa Da, with this personality, she might have much consequences to suffer.
This three characters, together known as “The Great Hero”, are the three musketeers of the neighborhood, and from them, we will get to know many other members of Dakota Crescent, and also their inspiring, interesting and heart-warming stories.
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