Dick Wong Man Wai

While his two friends have already mapped their respective futures, Poon simply wants to get a good score in his second attempt at the HKCEE and stay in his own school. However, Poon gets another disappointing score, and his future is suddenly up in the air. Every year, some celebrate the fruits of their labor, while others dash around the city for their last hope at higher education. Poon may just be one of the latter, but he is also one of us, struggling to rise from academic mediocrity for a better life.

Ting enjoys the limelight, thrives on the attention and rises to the occasion each time she struts her stuff on the Cantonese opera stage, an amateur passion she pursues with the austere self-discipline and competitiveness of a professional. Her best friend, Yuk, is her polar opposite, a companion who feels more comfortable on the sidelines in a supporting role. When the threat of losing the lead role to Yuk, complicated by an injury, creates a rift between the two friends and sours her relationships with her opera mentor and family, Ting learns to confront her inner demons and swallow her ego to mend broken ties.