19 May 2008
Before this Mindef sponsored Blockbuster Drama Serial makes a return to our TV Screens on Monday, let us take u through to the various roles and characters in this Series ....
The Po Family
Po Pengju (宝鹏举 portrayed by 黄文永) is a professional career soldier, the father of four had to raise the children alone (with help from Liu Ya-mei) after his wife died years ago. He cares for his children, but maintains a strict regimen in his household, running his family like a military camp, even to his daughter.
Liu Ya-mei (刘亚妹 potrayed by 洪慧芳 ) The sister of Po Pengju's wife and also a chief clerk in the Army, who promised to help Pengju raise his four children before Pengju's wife passed away. She is effectively the mother figure in the family for years but Pengju does not regard her as a part of the family, merely as a friend. She loves Pengju secretly, and refused all other romantic advances, but her love was not reciprocated until the end of the series when Pengju decided to retire.
Po Wenjing (宝文精 potrayed by Tay Ping Hui ) is the elder son in the family. He followed his father's footstep, and pursued a professional Army career. He is considered to be an oustanding soldier, but he is crippled on the romance front, being not able to profess his true love to a fellow Army officer, Ouyang Pei Pei ( Felicia Chin ) . He attempted to woo her several times, each time ending either in comedic failure or disappointment. He eventually achieved success though .
Po Wen Wei (宝文卫 potrayed by Rui En ) is the only daughter in the family. She was raised as a boy ever since her mother died, and this has caused her to act more like a man than a woman. Her ex-boyfriend cheated on her and broke up with her for that very reason, and this was a source of conflict early on in the series. Her job at an advertising agency allowed her to work with her future love interest - One of them being Wu Cheng Yi, a terrorist, and another being Picasso, whom she fell in love with much later on.
(Po Wenzhong 宝文忠 potrayed by Bryan Wong ) is the second son in the family, he works in a computer company after his NS stint. He acts as the mediator in the family during family arguments. His caring personality has attracted love interests, even unwanted ones. However, he finally found the love of his life - Xiaonuo , a girl who walks with a limp .
Po Wenguo (宝文国 portrayed by Nathaniel Ho (鹤天赐) is the youngest son in the family, he is about to serve his NS stint after graduating from school . He is drilled heavily by his father before he has to serve his NS stint, and this has created conflict between Wenguo and his father. However, during the passage of his time in his BMT (Basic Military Training) , he discovers that the tough training before he got enlisted really helps .
Ouyang Pei Pei (欧阳佩佩 potrayed by Felicia Chin ) is an instructor at the Army Artillery School . She maintains a feisty surface , but is tender and funny inside . She has a crush on Po Wenzhong since Secondary School . Wenzhong's elder brother, Wenjing, has a secret crush on Pei Pei, but she does not appear to be interested initially. Her crush on Wenzhong almost cost her her life , when a mentally unstable lover of Wenzhong attacked her .
(Amy Lim potrayed by Constance Song) who is a mentally unstable divorced woman who crossed paths with Wenzhong during a business venture . She loves Wenzhong, but the love is not mutual . Thinking that Ouyang Pei Pei is the one who stole Wenzhong from her, she attacked Pei Pei , and was committed to a mental facility as a result .
(Picasso So Jianwei (苏健威) potrayed by Pierre Png) is a worker in Po Wenwei's ad agency . He was hired because of his close relations to Wenwei's boss . Picasso has a rather stingy and slack personality on the surface, and this has brought criticisms from his co-workers. However, it turns out that his stingy demeanors are a result of his fraternal brother's incapacity, in which Picasso promised to save money to help out his brother, so that he doesn't starve. He has crossed path with Wenwei several times before they worked in the same company, each time ending in disaster.
(Ben Phua potrayed by Vincent Ng) is the fraternal brother of Picasso . He got to know Picasso during their NS stints . They were assigned to the same sections, and immediately became best partners. During a shopping trip for his new son, Ben was thrown off a pedestrian bridge after he tried to subdue a thief, and was crippled as a result .
Liang Xiao Nuo (梁小诺) potrayed by Dawn Yeoh who is a love interest of Po Wenzhong, she has done some bad deeds in the past to earn money. She walks with a limp . After getting together with Wenzhong, she still kept secrets from him, namely her part-time work in a cafe. In the end, she got married with Wenzhong, with blessings from Pengju, Wenzhong's father .
(Wu Cheng Yi (巫成义 potrayed by IX Shen) is the antagonist of the series . He is the love interest of Wenwei. He is revealed to be a terrorist in the show who tries to threaten Singapore to release his brother who is sentenced to death for drug trafficking but to no avail . However, towards the end , he does show that he still has a conscience .
* Catch Honour & Passion 宝家为国 starting tonight onwards , on every weeknights - Mondays to Fridays at 11pm on Mediacorp Channel 8 ! *
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