As we approach the milestone of turning (almost, for some of us) 30, we find ourselves grappling with the challenges of adulthood and the task of maintaining the precious friendships we have forged over the years. Should we continue to invest our efforts, dedicate our time purposefully to keep these individuals in our lives? At this halfway mark, we analyze the obstacles that arise in preserving lasting friendships and relationships. We deliberate on the choices we make in order to navigate these challenges, aiming to cultivate and evolve alongside the people we hold dear.
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Wow - it's - wow. We've wanted to do this for a while now, and have missed multiple opportunities to do so earlier in the year. It's only towards the edge of the calendar year that we'd been able to squeeze in a little bit out of our schedules to get together for this. We've missed you, and we've missed one another. 1.5 years has passed and this is us. 

Digressions include everything and anything you can think of, we're still cats with lasers just that we not have less energy. 

I wanted to name this The Las JeDI but Dina didn't let me hais. We're calling it a day for Season 1 of Digressions Include on our 20th episode. To all of you who have stayed with us, we hope you've enjoyed the tragedy we had presented on a platter. Season 2 is right around the corner, but we'll take a quiet break to recuperate. We love you guys. Digressions Include everything.

This week Dina finds herself in - you called it - QUARANTINE. Tbh we don't even know whether to laugh or cry. Here, she walks you through the process of her admission and how she's surviving isolation. Digressions include MSG and CASTAWAYS WE ARE CASTAWAYS. Stay till the end for an important announcement. 

Are y'all tired of people referring to Eid al Fitr as Cov-Eid post pandemic? Too bad, we're naming an episode after it (much to Dina's dismay). This week, your last two brain cells discuss family, traditions, food, and everything else that comes with Eid. Digressions include future family fanfiction, makcik bawang, and our preference for Zoom Rayas.

This week, we invite our good friend Faris to speak about their experience with sexuality and gender identity, as well as the challenges of being part of the LGBTQ community in Singapore.

Were you always curious about what goes on behind the scenes of Disneyland? Wonder what the characters were like behind the masks? Have you ever thought about how a place filled with magic becomes magical? You're in the right place. This week, we welcome aboard Ryan Spooner (also now widely regarded as our third brain cell) as he dishes about his experience being part of the team at Disneyland Paris. Digressions include lack of eyebrows, plugging our instagram page and Unleashing The Dina™.

TRIGGER WARNING: Heavy mentions of Depression & Suicide

We dive into the topic of mental health this week, foraging through our own experiences and speak about why mental health has become an integral part of a conversation that needs to be had. Digressions include Pocong Flying Fox. 

BY POPULAR DEMAND; chey, so action. So we figured it's about time we covered Love Languages. By now y'all know how much fun we have with taking profilers, so in this episode, our game plan is to discuss the 5 Love Languages and how we see them influence our day to day activities both in receiving and giving love. Digressions include Huda eventually fumbling on her words because KarmaTM, our old office game called "It's all about finding the balance", and gentel-ing the corners of your bed sheets.

For all of you eagerly awaiting the concluding episode of our Relationship Series, here's the final one for you. In this episode, we speak to Dika Dhaniya and Jaron Ngoh on how they navigate through the aspects of being interracially in love. We discuss religion, culture, and how their differences have ultimately united them. Digressions include writing our own fanfiction, the anxieties of ordering nasi padang, and getting stared down in front of KGC.

This week we speak to our good friends Hera and Remy, detailing their experience in a long distance relationship. From their first meeting, to working out the goal of wanting to permanently be together, we explore the gamut of emotions and challenges that go into making a long distance relationship work. Digressions include chicken rice, the world leader summit, and the case of the broken slipper.

SPOILER ALERT: We're not in Seattle 

This week, we kickstart a three part series surrounding the topic of relationships. For three women on the verge of turning 30, the question "When is it your turn?" has become all too familiar. On this episode, we explore the topic of singlehood and all the questions that comes with it. Is it the pressure of commitment? The value society has imposed on the concept of marriage? Or are we just unskilled at spotting partners? Digressions include dating app horror stories, sushi conveyor belt pet peeves and bad algorithm.

Audioslave once said, "To be yourself is all that you can do," But what if you can't bring yourself to? This week, we bring to the table the subject of self love - to what extent are we capable of loving ourselves? Are we only worthy when someone else loves us? Or are we enough? Being self sufficient, especially when it underscores the topic of body image, is probably a challenge that a lot of us face. Us women especially. In this episode, we embark on this topic citing our personal stories. Digressions include McGriddles, Dina not being able to take a compliment, and empowering women.

This week we kick things off by slowly disintegrating into a fit of giggles. With us this episode is Rizkha Andriana and Dika Dhaniya as we seek insights to the dynamics between being an only child versus having siblings. As always, digressions include finding out you were an accident, is it individuality, individualism, individualistic?, and generally trying to keep it together.

This week, we invite our guest Naquiyah Musa to dive into her experience in growing up as an adoptee. Digressions include Sepet, Huda getting ceaselessly bullied, and everyone just trying to keep it together.

This week on Digressions Include we discuss Joko Anwar's Impetigore, one of the best horror films to have come out in recent years and go into  the mysticism surrounding shadow puppets. As always, digressions include Satan's Slaves, Christine Hakim being a badass, and Pontianak fanfiction. 

We all grieve in different forms. This week, we speak to Dina with regards to her experiences with grieving love and how it has shaped her. Digressions include Alice In Borderland, The Call, and that one tiktok video. 

As part of this episode, we'd created a COMMUNITY PLAYLIST where we invite YOU to share YOUR favourite songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ufOWqPn670ULs0Yh2pAGb?si=pliwK-EqTd2NlbBVAJZLUQ

Everyone has the one special record. This week, we invite our third brain cell to discuss how music has impacted us and the albums we hold dearly to. Digressions include breaking out into a Crazy Frog song, getting Frank Ocean to become our therapist, and trying to figure out if there is indeed a song about Ozzy ripping the head off a butterfly (it was a bat, and it was in real life, not a song lmao).

Would you rather be with someone who you have insane sex with but they are a cryer, or someone who's shit in bed but he doesn't cry during sex? To ring in the new year, we invited some friends over for a game of Would You Rather. Digressions Include bionic arms, a clone performing a striptease, and having to eat your own leg.