The story follows a family’s life from a kampong to a HDB flat, which parallels Singapore’s growth. On 9 August 1965, Tan Ya-Juan, the second wife, is driven out by her husband’s family. On the same night, the heavily pregnant Ya-Juan gives birth to twins, Shun Fatt and Su-mei. Born with a hole in his heart, Shun Fatt cannot live past his 12^th birthday. His fragile and precarious life mirrors Singapore’s situation circa 1965, as the country takes its first steps as an independent nation and progresses through difficult years with an indomitable spirit.