Sammy
The Buddhist

A native to the San Francisco Bay Area, Sammy Obeid
prefers living nowhere else, so long as he only has a
bike.  With last name pronounced like the past tense
of “obey,” Sammy obeyed his parents and went to UC
Berkeley.  Three weeks later, he was a Buddhist.  Go
figure!

In 2006 he graduated from the Haas School of Business
at Berkeley, while simultaneously earning a degree
in Applied Mathematics with a concentration in
Probability Theory—thus explaining very well why he
still lives with his parents.  Working as a part time
math teacher, he calculates that, with high
probability, he will be able to afford his own place
by March 2011, and girlfriend by June 2060.

Having a passion for writing music and poetry, Sammy
wields wonders with words (alliteration, you like
that?).  In both 2007 and 2008 he ranked first place,
back to back, in the national Phi Ro Pi collegiate
speaking competition under the category “Speech to
Entertain,” which has prompted him to ask himself,
“Why not take all this talent a step further and
pursue a career in telling jokes at pizza parlors for
a nominal wage of  $11.50 U.S.?”. He continues to do
comedy despite the fact that nobody takes him
seriously because he can't grow facial hair.  Maybe
that's a good thing…

www.SammyKO.com