Author Archives: samanthamelodyu

I guess I’ve always taken this for granted, the fact that I grew to become so attached to you. I know we’ve talked about our similarities and differences, and it’s pretty clear that the both of us are more or less the same. I’ve always prided in the fact that we are essentially one person,ContinueContinue reading “On My Own”

Leading up to the season of prom, I began talking to several of my friends about relationships and scandalous couples (or super adorable ones). In the process, I actually discovered quite a bit about myself, and some of it was no less than a painful discovery. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m too selfishContinueContinue reading “Selflessness”

Well, clearly I don’t care about school anymore to not bother attempting to fix my sleeping pattern. Anyways, I just needed to put some thoughts to rest, especially concerning not working this summer. Long story short, after some lengthy conversation with several different people (on both sides of the issue), I have concluded that IContinueContinue reading “God made more than just the greenbacks”

Some time ago I wrote a Facebook note about never being able to understand God’s love. Here’s a bit about the other thing I will never understand – God’s humor. I’m pretty sure we all have one of those annoyingly perfect Christian friends. Heck, I might be that person to someone. But as much asContinueContinue reading “Annoyingly Good”

The first thing anyone ever teaches you about humility is to not victimize yourself, and view the other as the victim so that you can see things from someone else’s perspective. I try so hard not to, I try to just bite my tongue and let you express your views, and I’m glad that youContinueContinue reading “Friend or leader?”

The more I think with my head, the more things seem to make sense, but the less my heart is there. This is another one of those rants about the pressure college puts on me. I really wish I could start over, but we’re way past that. Throughout this whole ordeal, it’s becoming clear toContinueContinue reading “Lost”

I just wanted to write this down somewhere (aside from my post-it pad) so that I will always remember it. Anyways, today Mr. Serrano (yearbook advisor) was feeling ill and walking around school with a fever. When he came back into the office, he looked so dead. I asked him in a slightly sarcastic tone,ContinueContinue reading “Calm”

Ever since I was little, there’s a part of me that dreamed of being a teacher one day. I won’t lie now, I was one of those girls who lined her stuffed animal up on the bed and used the back of my closed doors as the “chalkboard”. Back then, it was the thought ofContinueContinue reading “Be the Teacher”

It’s only been a day or so since Japan was struck by a twin disaster, and they are only getting started. For some reason, while I can definitely relate to the struggle (yes, even though I slept through a 7.2 magnitude earthquake as a child, I still remember the devastation), I feel so detached. WatchingContinueContinue reading “Nippon”

I’ve never really “bought” into the practice of lent. I suppose the fact that it derived from Catholic tradition made it seem more like a religious facade to me than anything else. I’m not against fasting, it’s just that some people seem to count down the days to when they can go back to fillingContinueContinue reading “Lent”