EPS is growing bigger. When the podcast first started, it was just a podcast about streetball and now there is more. It's latest episode is about the UFC (Daiju Takase escape Emmanuel Yarbrough). More categories for sports are being added for the sports show. If you would like to check out the EPS podcast, you are welcome to do so. https://www.spreaker.com/show/eps-streetball

“Here comes the sleepy head.” Some of the students giggled… But, I didn't care. I was used to it for a long time. Well, I was nicknamed “The Sleepy Head” in school since my childhood. That was not a lie since I would always doze off in my classes. Dozing off everywhere was a normal thing in my life. No matter how much I tried, I couldn't stop it. I tried sleeping early, waking up early, having power naps in the daytime, and so many things. But none of them would make any sense. Habitually, I knew I would fall asleep in almost every class except the ones we participated in super actively like doing some papers or group activities. But, it was not something to be happy or enjoy… IT WAS REAL DEPRESSION!!!!!!!!!!! I was very much frustrated in my life because of my condition. Later when I grew up, I searched about it on google and found out that my symptoms exactly matched the disease called “Narcolepsy”. But, a lot of people did not believe that excessive sleeping was a DISEASE!!!!!!!! Most of them told me that I was not attentive in classes or I was staying up too late. BUT, I knew from my experience that no matter how much I slept, it would not make any difference. My life was depressing. Inside, I was all torn up. I cried for hours and hours being unable to cope with it. WHY I WAS THIS UNLUCKY????? FROM ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, 1 IN 2000, WHY WOULD I GET THIS DISEASE?????? I wanted to be normal. I wanted to study till late at night like my friends... I wanted to sleep less during exam days to cover up my syllabus. But, I had to sleep, no matter how much was left to study… Also, mental stress would make my symptoms worse which made me sleepier when an exam was nearer. One day, I decided that I needed to change my life. I needed to rise from the ashes and face all the challenges like a phoenix bird. I found some youtube channels about narcolepsy. There were a lot of stories about people in the world who had the same condition as mine. It gave me a lot of confidence and made me believe that I was not alone. Some of them had worse experiences than mine. So I held up my nerve. I wanted to show them that I was not down. "HATERS" were my best motivation. So, I studied hard. My condition kept bothering me more and more. But, I didn't care. I had only one dream MY LIFETIME DREAM!!!!!!!!!! It was to become a DOCTOR. IT WAS STRONGER THAN NARCOLEPSY. I found various strategies myself to cope with it. Somehow I managed to study well and become a topper in my class. I passed my O/L s and A/L s with flying colours… Then I entered the best medical faculty in the country... There, I got to know more about my disease. Since I was independent, I went to a specialist myself and explained her about my condition. She immediately diagnosed my condition and gave me some medicine… I am still using them and I am happy to say that my condition is getting better now!!!!!!!!!!! Ah, I forgot to say, A few months ago, I graduated from university and got my appointment as a doctor….. CURRENTLY, I AM WORKING HAPPILY IN MY DREAM OCCUPATION…….. :) :) :) THANKS A LOT FOR READING MY STORY

Entertainment Podcasting Sports (EPS) is a podcast about streetball and more. I started the podcast with streetball stories because when I saw the show AND 1 Mixtape Tour, the streetball players were exciting and amazing to me. AND1 Mixtape Tour is a traveling basketball competition. It was my first time seeing streetball on television. The streetball players looked as if they were playing more freely on the outdoor court than on the indoor court of the NBA. It looked like a whole complete and different and more exciting game. I saw the players and more of their talent. I saw their talent more than I would have if they had been playing on the NBA court; playing by the rules of the NBA game. So why didn't I just name the podcast Streetball? Well, I did at first, but I knew that I would run into a variety of history about talented people in sports. I find some athletic people have the ability to play different sports. If you would like to hear the show EPS, go to https://www.spreaker.com/show/eps-streetball

How often do you hear about street basketball? We see college basketball and NBA on television, but we don't see street ball shows. Kevin Durant, an NBA star had a Harlem crowd excited in street basketball. It looks more exciting on outdoor courts. The street players seem free to show off their own skills. The rules seem to be different in street basketball. Since we have so many reality shows, it would be nice to have a street ball show for television. People love sports, and a street baskeball show would fit right in for television. Seeing Kevin Durant excite so many people, I think it would be interesting to have a street ball show. https://www.spreaker.com/user/gnaudio/street-basketball

My last semester in undergrad, when I was preparing to take two senior seminars plus another upper level co-requisite course, I came across a quote that really reached me. Before the semester began, I printed it out and pasted it to the cover of all my notebooks I would use for my senior research: "I want to remember that no one is going to make my dreams come true for me...it is my job to get up every day and work toward the things that are deepest in my heart...and to enjoy every step of the journey rather than wishing I was already where I want to end up." I knew I was in for a lot of work. But there was something different about this type of work. It was work I chose to do, I was passionate about. As someone living with epilepsy and hearing loss, I was not a stranger to difficulty navigating through life, work, and school. For the first time in years I was ready to take this on, unhindered by my disabilities. I felt as if I was finally on the right track of life, and when I read this quote, it reminded me that I really was enjoying my journey. Enjoying everything included, because each tiny aspect of what made me "me" was my journey, and there was nothing I could do to change it. I majored in World History, with a focus on literature, and also achieved a minor in French. Learning language was somewhat difficult due to my deafness, but I threw myself into it. When I was little, I had an extremely rare inner ear disease, which essentially caused brain tissue to leak from my ear. Needless to say it was a life-threatening condition. From my first surgery on, when I began to develop epilepsy and lost my hearing, I started giving up little bits and pieces of things- mostly surrounding school. School was too hard, I would complain, and because of my disability, it was even harder. I hate that it took so many years for me to understand the joy is in the journey, not the destination. I hate that I had barely begun to understand that when I faced a second near-death experience. In September 2019, in a freak accident, I was stung by the tiniest of little yellow jackets. My mom was with me; we were driving and on our way to my grandmother's house when the bee was sucked in through the open window and hit me in the chest. It stung me, but we had no idea I was allergic. I had five surgeries on my ear over ten years; the longest surgery was nine and a half hours long. But those twenty minutes between getting stung and the ambulance arriving at my grandmother's house seemed longer than those ten years. I was stung right over the heart, and the first responders did not have an Epipen when they arrived. The ambulance did, and they arrived a few minutes later. By that time, I was unresponsive, covered in hives, and swelling up. My heart had nearly stopped and while I was still in the floor of my grandmother's bathroom, they hooked me up to an IV, they gave me nitroglycerin for my heart. I still remember the exact moment when the first responders went from a state of "this is a standard allergic reaction" to "prep the ER, we're losing her." I couldn't respond, but I felt the change in their pace. It has not quite been a year since that attack, but it made my epilepsy and deafness seem just a little less important, because those things hadn't tried to kill me in over a decade. It reminded me, too, that every single day I had to continue enjoying my journey. Except, that quote is no longer about my classes. I went back to school and am currently working on my Master's degree. I'm still enjoying it. But every time I leave the house, I have to check my purse for my Epipens. It's not a choice, like with my hearing aid. I can choose to leave my hearing aid at home if I don't want to wear it. I can't choose to leave my Epipen behind. It's a weighted reminder I carry with me everywhere of my fragility in this life; but I also carry this quote with me everywhere. Because life isn't about the destination- I've come too close to that final destination too many times to care to count. It's always about the journey, and I'm determined to enjoy it as best I can with what I've been given.

I was diagnosed with epilepsy back when I was 14. It slowly progressed and got worse until I was put on medication. Only one of my many seizures I was conscious for, sort of. I was asleep in bed when my entire body was numb, stiff. I was unable to move. I tried tp move my left arm, nothing; I tried to scream, nothing. I wanted to cry. I couldn't do anything and I didn't know why. I hadn't been diagnosed yet. I was completely terrified. I could feel my dad by my side. That is literally all I could feel. I tried to call him and I couldn't. It is by far my worst ever memory and my greatest fear that it could happen again. I haven't a clue how long this went on. It doesn't matter. All that I ever think of when it comes to my epilepsy is this horrendous memory and the fear of it happening again.

Life is a choice, whether you intend to be beneficial or not. Having the potential to make the world a better place doesn't make you a better person, but your choice does. Many people want a beautiful world but less do the actions to create one. To serve in making the world a better place is my choice. I've found the authentic value of life and happiness in helping others and I believe, the humanity will never embrace the ultimate harmony if we keep on glorifying words over actions. One should start and empower others. One should take a small step then move forward to the big one. This is the story of my experience in moving to 'the big step' of my life! It all began when I was in freshman year of college. I joined my first charity activity in freshman year and at that point, I realized that actually I can do little things that might create some changes. Growing up in the center of metropolitan city, Tangerang, made me witness a huge distortion and undesirable truth of people's low education and life quality in my hometown, Pontianak, once I moved back there. Henceforth, I dedicate myself to some volunteering activities, concerning in education, which consequently create my awareness of the problems and potential in the community. Language is bound with culture. Indonesia, as a country full of diversities, has approximately 724 languages and most of the people, especially in rural area, growing up speaking their local language before learning Indonesian Language . Hence, to people in rural area, having skill to be able to communicate in English is quite difficult to achieve while on the other hand English is really useful to broaden the horizon. I was thoroughly disappointed knowing there is no club for students in my university to develop English with their peers. Their willingness to learn English is slowly vanished. The problem prevailing in my university acted as a stumbling block for youths to grow and create progress which subsequently led me to create a difference.I've dedicated myself to teach English voluntarily and it's a great pleasure for me but I know this small step I took is narrow and never sufficient. Therefore, I and my friends from Joint Untan Organization developed an idea to create Tanjungpura University Model United Nations (MUN) Club so the students can improve their English and sharpen their critical thinking towards international issues at once. We managed to create this club from zero. We acted dauntlessly by joining the biggest MUN Conference in Indonesia, iMUN, which made us sacrifice a lot of effort since our university didn't give much financial support. We did fund risingall by ourselves and I even took a part time job. The reasons why I wanted to join iMUN conference, because I realize I'd gain a lot of knowledge and exeperience gained from the best national MUN Conference, know precisely how MUN works and build relations with other participants so they can share their experience and support the new Untan MUN Club. Our goals were successfully achieved! A month after iMUN we opened Untan MUN Club enrollment, our friends from iMUN Conference help to promote Untan MUN Club through instagram so we get recognized by other MUN Clubs. I was chosen as the (Secretary-General) and we've managed the weekly meeting and daily discussion in our Untan MUN Club online group. I've accomplished the little step to make betterment. From my experience in developing MUN Club, I've learnt that I'm a person who can develop new ideas, do tremendous effort for myself and others, able to bring back the experience and apply it to my community immediately. Serving needs a graceful heart and soul. We can serve people even through simple things like smiling however, we'll serve better if we do it with heart and high self-quality because our actions will subsequently affect others' future. Teaching English and Buliding the MUN Club in my University were some smalls step that I took to help making this world better, at least in the community around me. I never thought those things would help making the biggest change in my life that I've exeprienced so far.Those small steps led me to become a grantee of one of the most prestigious fully funded exchange scholarship, UGRAD Exchange Program, that enabled me to spend one semester in the US. It was one of the things in my bucket list that I thought I'd never achieve. It was a big step that I took which not only changed my life but also people around me. For my experience wouldn't be mine solely. Zoroaster was right "Doing good to others is not a duty, is a joy, for it increases our own health and happiness."