Growing Up

It's 1968 and David is part of the second batch to be enlisted into NS, to the distress of Mrs Tay. Meanwhile, Vicky is in a dilemma - should she go to the Teachers Training College or join Whiteley's Department Store to pursue her interest in fashion.

Ep 1 Straight From The Heart
46 mins

After so many years of being with each other, Tay and Mae finally decide they can't be friends forever and so decide to get married. Poh Choo emigrates to Singapore with her husband Jimmy and daughter Li Lien.

Ep 1 Straight From The Heart

After so many years of being with each other, Tay and Mae finally decide they can't be friends forever and so decide to get married. Poh Choo emigrates to Singapore with her husband Jimmy and daughter Li Lien.

Ep 2 Love Is A Stranger
46 mins

Tay and Mae spend quality time in a chalet - David's wedding gift to them. They also have to deal with the issue of sex after marriage, each not knowing if the other wants it and each not wanting to disappoint the other.

Ep 2 Love Is A Stranger

Tay and Mae spend quality time in a chalet - David's wedding gift to them. They also have to deal with the issue of sex after marriage, each not knowing if the other wants it and each not wanting to disappoint the other.

Ep 3 Best That You Can Do
47 mins

Tensions rise between Mae and Poh Choo and Mr Tay is caught in the middle. Meanwhile, Jenny goes to work as David's boss. If that doesn't bruise his ego, her flirting with his colleague should crush whatever pride he has left.

Ep 3 Best That You Can Do

Tensions rise between Mae and Poh Choo and Mr Tay is caught in the middle. Meanwhile, Jenny goes to work as David's boss. If that doesn't bruise his ego, her flirting with his colleague should crush whatever pride he has left.

Ep 4 Daddy's Home
45 mins

Relationships suffer at the Tay home as Poh Choo and Jimmy get on Mae's nerves while Gary's closeness to Chee Keong irks Karen and Poh Choo. On a brighter note, Jimmy gets free juice and David and Jenny get married.

Ep 4 Daddy's Home

Relationships suffer at the Tay home as Poh Choo and Jimmy get on Mae's nerves while Gary's closeness to Chee Keong irks Karen and Poh Choo. On a brighter note, Jimmy gets free juice and David and Jenny get married.

Ep 5 Is There Something I Should Know?
46 mins

There's trouble afoot (surprise!) when money disappears from the coffeeshop till. Elsewhere Jimmy meets an old friend and Poh Choo and Chee Keong call a truce.

Ep 5 Is There Something I Should Know?

There's trouble afoot (surprise!) when money disappears from the coffeeshop till. Elsewhere Jimmy meets an old friend and Poh Choo and Chee Keong call a truce.

Ep 6 Guilty
46 mins

Mae gets her son Meng to work in Tay's coffeeshop in hopes that they will bond. Unfortunately, it backfires and things turn nasty when Meng is framed by Jimmy for stealing from the till.

Ep 6 Guilty

Mae gets her son Meng to work in Tay's coffeeshop in hopes that they will bond. Unfortunately, it backfires and things turn nasty when Meng is framed by Jimmy for stealing from the till.

Ep 7 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
43 mins

Li Lien and Meng's relationship takes off and she sneaks into the disco where Meng works to meet him and of course, have some fun. She gets into trouble with Gorilla Sam and gang (glue sniffers) and is sabotaged by Sam's girl, Rose.

Ep 7 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?

Li Lien and Meng's relationship takes off and she sneaks into the disco where Meng works to meet him and of course, have some fun. She gets into trouble with Gorilla Sam and gang (glue sniffers) and is sabotaged by Sam's girl, Rose.

Ep 8 Love Will Tear Us Apart
46 mins

Mae's auntie dies. Ironically, it's her death that gives Mae an opportunity to get back together with Meng. Meanwhile, Li Lien and Meng discover the unpleasant truth of their relations and Jimmy falls back to his old gambling ways.

Ep 8 Love Will Tear Us Apart

Mae's auntie dies. Ironically, it's her death that gives Mae an opportunity to get back together with Meng. Meanwhile, Li Lien and Meng discover the unpleasant truth of their relations and Jimmy falls back to his old gambling ways.

Ep 9 We Have A Dream
46 mins

Gary and Karen treat Elvis like a precious commodity when they realize that he will be their only child. Jimmy buys a karaoke machine and brings it to the flat and once again, Mae finds living in the crammed flat increasingly intolerable.

Ep 9 We Have A Dream

Gary and Karen treat Elvis like a precious commodity when they realize that he will be their only child. Jimmy buys a karaoke machine and brings it to the flat and once again, Mae finds living in the crammed flat increasingly intolerable.

Ep 10 Love On Your Side
44 mins

Poh Choo's conflict with Mae over Li Lien and Meng's relationship deepens and Meng discovers that he is not really Mae's son. This gives him the idea of further pursuing his relationship with Li Lien now that they are no longer blood-related.

Ep 10 Love On Your Side

Poh Choo's conflict with Mae over Li Lien and Meng's relationship deepens and Meng discovers that he is not really Mae's son. This gives him the idea of further pursuing his relationship with Li Lien now that they are no longer blood-related.

Ep 11 Total Eclipse Of The Heart
43 mins

Li Lien is nearly raped by Gorilla Sam. Meng, who rescues her, is ironically accused of the attempt. The fracas causes Mae to break up with Tay and she moves out. Jimmy's gambling addiction worsens and he borrows money from head loanshark Leng Kor.

Ep 11 Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Li Lien is nearly raped by Gorilla Sam. Meng, who rescues her, is ironically accused of the attempt. The fracas causes Mae to break up with Tay and she moves out. Jimmy's gambling addiction worsens and he borrows money from head loanshark Leng Kor.

Ep 12 I Could Be Happy
44 mins

Jimmy fails to pay up his debt and is forced to convert the coffee shop into a gambling den. Gary discovers this much to his shock and worse, that Keng Joo is involved as well.

Ep 12 I Could Be Happy

Jimmy fails to pay up his debt and is forced to convert the coffee shop into a gambling den. Gary discovers this much to his shock and worse, that Keng Joo is involved as well.

Ep 13 The Gift
46 mins

Li Lien does some growing up when she learns of her father's chronic gambling habit and that her mother is actually a much stronger woman than she thought. Mae is pregnant and Tay has to deal with the shock and responsibility of being a father again.

Ep 13 The Gift

Li Lien does some growing up when she learns of her father's chronic gambling habit and that her mother is actually a much stronger woman than she thought. Mae is pregnant and Tay has to deal with the shock and responsibility of being a father again.

Ep 14 Happy Birthday
45 mins

Poh Choo dreams of a better life in Singapore are shattered and she becomes depressed. The family becomes worried for her and even feat that she might attempt suicide.

Ep 14 Happy Birthday

Poh Choo dreams of a better life in Singapore are shattered and she becomes depressed. The family becomes worried for her and even feat that she might attempt suicide.

Ep 15 Through The Years
47 mins

Poh Choo has enough of Jimmy and decides to divorce him, much to her children's distress.Chee Keong finally gets to speak with the girl of his dreams, Donna. But his happiness is short-lived when she gets killed in a road accident the next day.

Ep 15 Through The Years

Poh Choo has enough of Jimmy and decides to divorce him, much to her children's distress.Chee Keong finally gets to speak with the girl of his dreams, Donna. But his happiness is short-lived when she gets killed in a road accident the next day.

Additional Information

Premiered2001
Genresdrama
Parental guidance advised for young children