Welcome, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are now proud parents of healthy baby girl according to E! and CNN reports. Angelina gave birth in Namibia, a little county in Africa, on the night of May 27. Many have described their baby as the most anticipated baby since Jesus. And waiting for the baby’s arrival was like waiting for the Second Coming. Or the First, depending on what you believe in.

The country, Namibia, and its officials have even taken extreme (not just extra) precautions to prevent people – from curious local citizens to carnivorous journalists – from constantly monitoring the First Couple’s every moves. They wanted the couple to have the utmost privacy that they can afford. And I must say, they're doing a pretty good job. (At the expense of their tax payers moolah of course.)

According to the a news report, unless a person has a written permission from the Brad or Angelina, he or she is not allowed anywhere near the two. And the Nambians (or majority of them) are even considering the birthday of the baby a national holiday.

Talk about having star power to the political level.

Strike 3 for Indonesia

This news article in CNN tells us about the latest earthquake that just struck Indonesia. Grabe! What's up with Indonesia and natural disasters? I mean, the country was struck by a tsunami back in December 2004, then another big one jolted the county on March 2005, and now we have this 6.3 earthquake that struck in the middle of the night. Most of estimated 5,800* people who died probably didn't know what hit them. How worse can you get? I hope we don't find out soon. Well, there's Mount Merapi, 50 miles north of the quake's epicenter, that is said to have increased volcanic activity right after the quake. They also said that the quake could trigger a larger eruption. Yikes.

But how do you explain something like this to a country? Parang sinasadya na. (It's like earthquakes are being directed at their country.) Although this type of natural event is something you should expect in a country located along the ring of fire. But why Indonesia? Again? Statistically speaking, I'd say that their just plain malas.

Is Indonesia being punished by God?