So I started off the new year by selling one of my older paintings. Fantastic! Inspired-I am creating a whole bunch of schtuff meshing the cultures of my husband and me. We are called Beenznrice for a reason...(Mexican/Asian)

So here is the first Muerta Geisha 1!

Here is a funny study and howto on the Asian Squat.  In the video, the origins of the Asian Squat were from India and then made its way east to China.  "Researchers" suggest that the squat was the best position to eat a bowl of rice.  I think the squat originated for another reason...

In Asia (and I'm sure in other remote areas of the world) squat toilets are used.  I've been told that the squat position is the best position "to get all the poop out." 

I've never used a squat toilet (unless I did when I was very little when we visited remote places in the Philippines and I don't remember), but I do this exact same squat.  It's a comfortable position when I need to get down to my son's level.  This squat must be in my genes -- It comes so naturally.  HA!

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Watch this Celeste Sky Dive out of a Plane in Hawaii, Swim with the Sharks and hang off of CLIFFS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqRulAUlBx0

People I first meet often ask me, "Where are you from?" I tend to be a smartass and reply, "I'm from Wisconsin." They usually respond with an "Oh" accompanied with a puzzled look on their face. It's obvious to me that they are expecting me to say an exotic place like Japan, Thailand, the Philippines or California; I look different so, of course, I have to be from another country, right? I usually have to follow-up with, "My parents are from the Philippines. I was born and raised in Wisconsin.... blah blah blah." Don't get me wrong, I do take pride in my background, but when you ask me where I'm from, shouldn't I say, "Wisconsin?"