During the late 1990s, a busy working-class Singaporean couple hires a Filipino woman as a maid and nanny to their young son.
A privileged and impulsive young man attempts to escape mandatory service in his nation's army so he could study abroad with his girlfriend.
After realising his foolishness in malingering, Ken returns to Tekong to continue his Basic Military Training, and reforms himself as a model recruit. However, this draws dislike and mockery from his section mates, led by the street-smart Lobang.
