128 Circle

Larry and Ah Gek's marriage hits a snag and the question on everyone's lips is: Can it be saved? An impromptu brainstorm gives the hawkers a lifeline during the Covid economic crunch. The harassment of Arun and family intensifies and the authorities get involved.

Nurul experiences symptoms that may a bad omen for her, while Larry is plagued by guilt after his harrowing encounter with the unmasked woman. When COVID threatens Sherry and Ethan's first date, Ethan must work a miracle to salvage the situation. Ah Gek's jealousy reaches boiling point and leads to a fiery confrontation.

Larry and Nurul get into a fracas with a unmasked woman that will have consequences for the both of them. Aishah finally puts her foot down when it comes to Alec. An impromptu cooking lesson leads Sherry and Ethan to take the plunge in their relationship.

Chandra and Larry's stubborn pride bring their friendship to breaking point. Audrey has to convince Yi Kai to seize the day with his business idea. Larry and Ah Gek's marriage is tested but he finds support in Nurul, while a threat to Arun and his family finally shows its face.

Arun tries to help a fellow man while Sherry and Aishah unexpectedly gain new helpers. Yi Kai and Audrey's relationship hangs in the balance, while Larry and Nurul's duties as Safety Protocol Envoys causes tensions with Ah Gek and the others, culminating in a face-off that turns old friends into new enemies.

After the Mother's Day fiasco, the hawkers return to the safety of 128 Circle Food Centre. Larry surprises everyone by taking on an unexpected part-time job - with an unexpected partner. Yi Kai is caught in the fallout from Henry's secret while Arun is ambushed by revenge-seeking thugs.

The hawkers make a big promotional Mother's Day push for their delivery service which ends in chaos. Arun finds himself in a hole with his ailing business. Yi Kai is coerced into helping Audrey's father Henry keep a big secret, while Sherry reckons with a new feelings she has never felt.

The 128 Circle hawkers join forces with Yi Kai to start their own food delivery business. Larry's frustrations with the pandemic boils over, while Aishah witnesses Alec doing something bad. Sherry finds common ground with delivery rider Ethan, while Yi Kai and Audrey take a huge step forward towards their future together... and a meeting with Audrey's dad.

The hawkers struggle to keep going in the face of Circuit Breaker. Chandra has a fall, leading to new living arrangements for the family. Just as the hawkers are adjusting to life in lockdown, they are hit with more bad news.

Aishah makes friends with her new neighbour, 10-year-old Alec. Sherry has one week to prove to her family she can keep her stall open. Larry and Ah Gek mark their return to 128 Circle Food Centre in style, but their plans - along with everyone else's - are derailed by an announcement from the Minister.

Everyone is excited for Larry and Ah Gek's return to 128 Circle Food Centre, but the reopening of their drinks stall hits an unexpected snag. An ominous announcement about the coronavirus creates waves in everyone's lives.

To Aishah's chagrin, Nurul sets up her own mee rebus stall... on the same row as hers. Rani discovers a revelation about Chandra's relationship in India that shatters her. Meanwhile, Larry - desperate for money to help Mei Zhen in her custody battle - goes back to old bad habits.

Rani and Arun confront Chandra about his betrayal of the family, as tension mounts at the Indian food stall. Meanwhile, Audrey confronts Yi Kai about the money he received from Julian to leave her alone. Aishah and Nurul's friendship reaches breaking point, and Nurul quits the stall.

Chandra returns home, but the atmosphere is tense. When Sherry refuses to show up at work, Dominic is forced to hire help in the form of Mrs. Gan, a senior citizen. Nurul's new 'boyfriend' Aaron disappears, along with the money Aishah and Nurul gave him to start the mee rebus franchise.

Sherry is heartbroken when she finds out the truth behind why Dominic asked her to run the hot dog stall with him. A hawker-centre-wide search is launched when Michelle goes missing at 128 Circle. Did Ah Seng's men kidnap her?

Prakash helps out at the food stall and wins over customers and stallholders alike, except for one - Arun, who resents the presence of his unexpected stepbrother. Michelle has a dangerous encounter with an old enemy of Larry's, Ah Seng. Nurul tries to persuade Aishah to franchise her mee rebus stall.

Mr Owyang, a wealthy business mogul, visits 128 Circle Food Centre, sparking rumours that he might be buying it over. Dominic and Sherry are involved in an altercation at their stall that will have far-reaching consequences for 128 Circle.

Larry and Ah Gek juggle the running of their stall with looking after their granddaughter, Michelle. Rani and Arun are visited by a mysterious stranger, Prakash, who claims to be Chandra’s son. And Yi Kai is visited at his stall by a familiar stranger… Julian, Audrey’s ex-fiancé.

Aishah and Nurul discover that working together is a whole different ball game. Audrey and Yi Kai go out for a different kind of dessert but end up fleeing the stall together when Audrey insults thugs. Rani frets when Chandra doesn’t call her after arriving in India; could he have gone missing?

Dominic starts a petition to stop 128 Circle Food Centre from closing down. But not everyone is on his side. Audrey receives a marriage proposal she can’t refuse… except she does. Chandra has to return to India suddenly to visit a sick relative.

Larry and his stall become the target of unrelenting harrassment from a gangster, Ah Seng, who wants to collect a forty-year-old debt on behalf of his dead father. Unable to cope with the untimely death of her husband, Aishah closes her mee rebus stall.

128 Circle Food Centre becomes the centre of national attention when a news crew does a fortieth anniversary piece on it. Underneath the happy veneer, however, is a dark cloud – the hawker centre is facing permanent closure.