3RD WEDDING COMING SOON....

THIS SATURDAY IS GOING TO BE MY 3RD WEDDING I'LL BE DOING.  ITS GOING TO MY COWORKER/FRIEND'S  WEDDING.  I WONDER HOW ITS GOING TO BE. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTIME I DO A WEDDING. I'M ALWAYS LIMITED ON WHAT I COULD DO.  LIKE THIS ONE COMING UP, I ONLY HAVE ONE SPOT THAT I COULD TAKE PICTURES AT. SO ALL THE PICTURES ARE GOING TO BE SAME BACKGROUND BUT I HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.  MAYBE DO SOME POST PRODUCTION ON IT, TO MAKE IT HAVE THAT EXTRA ZING. IDK...

THIS WEDDING IM NOT GOING TO RENT ANY LENS OR FLASHES. I THINK I HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED TO DO THE JOB.

DAMN THESE SOFTBALLS...

OK. YESTERDAY...THE CREW AND I WENT TO PLAY SOME SOFTBALL AND RIDE BIKES. SO THESE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT DAY:

• DARRELL GOT HIT BY NOEL WITH A SOFTBALL
• I GOT HIT BY A SOFTBALL , WHILE TRYING TO CATCH THE BALL, THE BALL BOUNCED OFF THE GLOVE AND ONTO MY RIGHT EYE, WHICH GAVE ME A CUT AND A BLACK EYE...(IT WAS BECAUSE JENNIELYN WASN'T THERE YET)
• ALPHONSE TRIED RIDING MY BIKE ON THE TRAIL UP HILL, WHEN HE WAS OUT OF SIGHT, ALL WE CAN HEAR IS, " I CAN'T DO IT"
• ALPHONSE TORE A MUSCLE, OR SOMETHING ON HIS LEG...
• WE SAW JENNIELYN'S TWIN RUNNING ON THE TRAIL... HAD BLACK SHORTS, LIKE JLYN....HAD A WHITE T-SHIRST THAT SAID I LOVE NY, JLYN HAD I LOVE SF.....HAHAAHA..  AND NOEL THOUGHT IT WAS JLYN AT FIRST AND WHEN HE FIGURED OUT IT WASN'T ..HE BUSTED A BITCH AND FOLLOWED.....

AND LATER THAT NIGHT, A FEW OF US WENT TO TIKI LOUNGE TO JUST CHILL......HIGHLIGHTS ON THIS:

• JENNIELYN ACTUALLY CAME OUT, SHE WAS LATE BUT GOOD ENOUGH.
• GOT FREE DRINKS FROM, KATE, ZOE AND TRIXIE.
• I WAS TIPSY
• TIKI STARTED OFF SLOW BUT IT WAS POPPIN' LATER THAT NIGHT.
• MADE ONE GIRL VERY HAPPY!   

PERSONAL THOUGHTS...

TIME FOR A CHANGE....

ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE...ITS TIME TO GET HEALTHY.  TIME TO EXERCISE. TIME TO STOP THE DRINKING...WELL MAYBE JUST A BEER OR TWO.  IM GETTING OLDER AND I NEED TO PRIORITIZE.  FIRST IS MY HEALTH.  IM GOING TO EXERCISE MORE BY BIKING, DOING SPORTS LIKE SOFTBALL, TENNIS, AND HITTING UP THE IRON GYM.  SECOND IS MY DEBT. I HAVE TwO JOBS NOW .. SO ALL THE PAYCHECKS IM GETTING FROM THERE, IS GOING TO STRAIGHT TO MY BILLS.  I'M GOING TO TRY MY BEST NOT TO BUY UNNECESSARY ITEMS BUT...DAMN, ITS GOING TO BE HARD BUT I HAVE TO DO IT.

AS FOR MY PHOTOGRAPHY, I'M GOING TO STOP DOING CLUBS, BECAUSE ITS NOT TAKING ME ANYWHERE.   I DON'T WANT TO BE KNOWN AS A CLUB SHOOTER, BECAUSE CLUB SHOOTERS, TO ME,  DON'T REALLY NEED SKILLS TO SHOOT. BASICALLY ITS JUST LIKE SHOOTING WITH A POINT AND SHOOT CAMERA.  YEA, PEOPLE DO THOSE CREATIVE LIGHTING EFFECTS WITH CLUB LIGHTS BUT I THINK ITS OVER KILL.  FOR ME, I JUST WANT A CLEAN ASS PHOTO.  I ADMIT I DID SOME OF THOSE EFFECTS BUT THAT'S BECAUSE I WAS BORED.

I NEED TO FOCUS ON MY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY. IM ALWAYS THINKING OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO DO IN WEDDINGS OR PHOTOSHOOTS.... THAT NO ONE HAS DONE. IDK... I JUST WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR SOMETHING.

WELL EVERYTHING WILL HOPEFULLY WORK OUT ON MY PLAN...IF NOT...FUCK IT....

TOMORROW IS A NEW DAY.....

THINKING....OF MY LIFE

BEING UP FOR SO LONG WITH NO SLEEP MAKES U THINK RANDOM SHIT:

  

*I FEEL MY LIFE IS REALLY NOT  GOING ANYWHERE. I FEEL I HAVEN'T  ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING.  THERE'S SO MANY THINGS I WANT TO DO BUT MONEY IS ALWAYS INVOLVED.  I WANT TO TRAVEL, THAT COST MONEY.  I WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, THAT COST MONEY. I WANT A HOUSE THAT I COULD CALL HOME WITH MY WIFE , KIDS AND MY DOG BEEMER...THAT COST ALOT OF  MONEY...GETTING A GIRLFRIEND WHICH EVENTUALLY MARRYING HER AND THEN HAVE KIDS AND HOPEFULLY MY DOG BEEMER WILL STILL BE WITH ME. 

*I GET FUCKIN' IRRITATED VERY QUICKLY AND PEOPLE COULD ALWAYS SEE WHEN IM IRRITATED....

*I GOT TWO JOBS NOW... FUCK... ITS TIME TO PAY OFF MY DEBT. MY GOAL IS TO BE DEBT FREE BY MID YEAR OF 2010. I THINK MY DEBT IS NOW AROUND $23K.

*I THINK IM GETTING FAT, THE USUAL SPOT WHERE ITS FUCKIN' HARD TO GET RID OF, THE STOMACH REGION.

*I HATE BEING THE QUIET , SHY, NICE GUY......

*THERE'S SOME STUFF I REGRET DOING, THAT STOPS ME FROM GOING ON WITH MY LIFE.

*I DON'T KNOW WHY I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE AT WORK THEN OUTSIDE OF WORK.  IF YOU WORK WITH ME AND ALSO KICK IT WITH ME OUT OF WORK, YOU'LL SEE A BIG ASS DIFFERENCE.  AT WORK IM MORE OUTGOING, TALKATIVE, AND AT TIMES I DANCE OUT  OF NOWHERE.

*I DON'T KNOW IF IM GOING TO CONTINUE PHOTOGRAPHY, I DON'T THINK IM GOOD ENOUGH.

*I WANT TO FINISH THE "100 THINGS TO EAT AT SAN FRANCISCO BEFORE YOU DIE" LIST.

*IF YOU GOT IT GOOD, DON'T FUCK IT UP..

*AT TIMES, I HAVE THOUGHTS OF BEATING SOMEONE.  MAYBE ITS BECAUSE I HAVE SO MUCH FRUSTRATION AND REGRET INSIDE..

*I THINK I MIGHT JUST ISOLATE MYSELF FROM THE WORLD UNTIL I GET THINGS STRAIGHTEN OUT.

* I WANT AN ICE CREAM CONE.

I'M TIRED NOW...GOING TO SLEEP...FML

the adventure of greggquintos.com....EATing at different places...

SO YESTERDAY I STARTED THIS LIST, 7x7 Mag's The Big Eat SF: 100 Things To Try Before You Die. 

http://sfbaystyle.typepad.com/blog/2009/02/7x7-mags-the-big-eat-sf-100-things-to-try-before-you-die-0.html

SO CATHLEEN, JENNIELYN AND I STARTED OFF WITH # 27 ON THE LIST, AND ALSO ORDERED BBQ PORK SHOULDER SALAD AND PAD THAI FROM THE MENU...  IT WAS DAMN GOOD! FAST SERVICE... THE FOOD CAME OUT HELLA QUICK LIKE ANY OTHER ASIAN RESTAURANT, THEY HAVE IT READY BEFORE YOU FINISH YOUR ORDER WITH THE WAITRESS..HAHAH... THE RESTAURANT WAS EASY TO FIND AND WE FOUND PARKING RIGHT INFRONT OF IT.  HERE ARE SOME PICS FROM THE RESTAURANT.

SO THIS IS THE RESTAURANT...

THIS IS THE ONE ON THE LIST:  PAPAYA WITH SALTY CRAB. (MILD SPICE)

EVEN THOUGH I WAS ALLERGIC TO PAPAYA AND CRAB, I HAD IT ANYWAYS. DELICIOUS! (JENNIELYN'S ORDER)

Somtum (Papaya Salad) * thai papaya mixed with dried shrimp, fresh garlic, chili, lemon and fish sauce With Salty Crab-- 6.95

THIS WAS THE PAD THAI.  ALSO DELICIOUS (CATHLEEN'S ORDER)

Pad Thai * stir-fried thai style rice noodles with shrimps, ground peanuts, tofu, egg, bean sprouts and green onion--- 6.95

THIS WAS THE BBQ PORK SHOULDER...ITS PORKKKKKKK..ITS GOOD (MY ORDER)

Sai Jai's BBQ Pork Salad * our own favorites secret recipe bbq pork mixed with spicy lime dressing onions, mint leaves and a touch of rice powder----7.95

OKAY. 1 DOWN...99 MORE TO GO...

OMG. SO MANY!!!!!

DAMN.! SACTOWN NIGHTLIFE. OMG.  THERE WAS SO MANY 2'S THERE AND A FEW 2'S.  WE WENT THERE FOR OUR FRIENDS BIRTHDAY MR. PAUL C.  WE ATE AT MA JONG'S AND WALKED AROUND AFTER TO DIFFERENT CLUBS BUT NEVER WENT IN BECAUSE THERE WERE LONG LINES OR COVER CHARGE WAS WAY TO HIGH FOR OUR WALLETS. WE HAD SOME COMP TICKETS TO "THE PARK" SO WE WENT THERE.  ALL I COULD SAY IS WOW!  WE'RE FOR SURE COMING BACK TO SACTOWN. ITS WORTH THE DRIVE!  I GOT TIPSY AND HAD FUN!  MMMMMM..2'S AND 3'S...HAHAHA

I WAS UPDATING...WHILE TIPSY...

OKAY....SORRY!

OK. SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATING JUST HAVE BEEN REALLY LAZY.....HERE'S A COUPLE of UPDATES:

GOT A NEW BIKE.  WELL ACTUALLY ITS MY STEP DAD'S OLD ROAD BIKE THAT I CONVERTED TO A FIXIE.  I'M HAPPY WITH THE COLOR COMBINATION BUT NOT HAPPY ON HOW I PAINTED IT....CRACKS...FINGER PRINTS ON THERE (MINE).  I THINK I WILL BE BRINGING IT TO A PLACE TO GET POWDER COATED OR SOMETHING...

I ALSO GOT A NEW PHONE.  ITS A BLACKBERRY CURVE BUT I NAMED IT "THE BLACKGREGGY PERV".....HHAHAHHA

ok. be back with more updates....

3 down! WOW.

WHAT A DAY.  TODAY ANDY, DANIEL AND MYSELF WENT TO GO RIDING AROUND SAN JOSE.  THE MEET UP SPOT WAS MY HOUSE AND THE PLAN WAS TO GO UP METCALF TO SAN FELIPE THEN TO THE BURGER JOINT AT ST. JOHN'S IN SANTA CLARA.  SO WE ALL MET UP, LEFT MY HOUSE AND WENT DOWN MONTEREY AND MADE A LEFT ON METCALF.  EVERYTHING WAS COOL IN THE BEGINNING, WE WERE HITTING CORNERS, GOING DOWN STRAIGHT AWAYS AND THEN SUDDENLY, THE EXPECTABLE HAPPENED.  ANDY SUDDENLY WENT OFF ROAD AND STARTED RIDING ON THE DIRT.  I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO CRASH BUT HE GAINED CONTROL AND WENT BACK ON COURSE.  I WAS BEHIND ANDY BUT I WAS OKAY AT THE MOMENT. SO WHEN WE BOTH STOP AT A TURNABOUT,  ANDY SAW DANIEL DO THE EXACT SAME THING WHAT HE DID BUT DANIEL LAYED IT DOWN.  ANDY PANIC AND WANTED TO HELP OUT DANIEL.    I WAS IN FRONT OF ANDY WITH MY REAR TIRE SLIGHTLY IN FRONT OF HIM, ANDY THOUGHT HIS BIKE WAS ON NEUTRAL, LET GO OF THE CLUTCH AND SUDDENLY JERK  TOWARDS MY BIKE, HIT ME ,  I FELL DOWN AND NEXT  ANDY FELL DOWN.  NOW THERE'S 3 MOTORCYCLES DOWN ON METCALF ROAD. ME AND BOTH LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND THEN WE LOOKED AT DANIEL, AND HE WAS ALL SURPISED ARE BIKES WERE ON THE GROUND. AND THEN WE ALL LOOKED BACKED AT THE ROAD AND WONDERED WHAT HAPPENED.  I DON'T KNOW.  ALL I KNOW IS THAT, THAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY.  THE END.

OH WAIT.  WE WENT TO ST.JOHN'S AND HAD  BOMB ASS BURGERS, THE JALEPENO BURGER AND MUSHROOM BURGER AND THEY WERE HALF OFF ON WEDNESDAYS. MMMMM... OK. THE END.

CERTIFIED!

On April 13, 2009,I finally  finished my one month crash course on being a certified nursing assistant. i learned a few stuff but not that much in class.  In clinicals,  i meet a few interesting people in the psych ward, a lady who calls me tattoo and thinks I'm one of her husbands, a guy who calls everyone a witch and says NO to every question we ask him.  There's a lot more but i really don't want to list every one of them.  All I could say is that i had a very eye opening experience .

On April 21, 2009, Judgement Day.   AMERICAN RED CROSS  came to the school to give out the practical and written test.  I thought  I wasn't prepared because  all the stuff we learned in class,  we didn't apply it in clinicals .  Well, the outcome is clearly written in my title, I am CERTIFIED!  The exams were easy and quick.  

Now that I'm certified for being a nursing assistant, its time to move on to another certification. Maybe surgical technologist or respiratory technologist......who knows...maybe a RN.  Nah! I'm good too much work for me...hahaha...jk.