This article is dedicated to all of those who have also lost a loved one this year, and to pay tribute to these amazing people who have left us. Let’s celebrate their lives, and let it serve as an inspiration in moving forward towards the dawning of the great year ahead. -MAC By MARY ANTOINETTE CENIZA SOARING HIGH WITH FIDES A TRIBUTE TO THE “GREAT MAMBA” Late in the evening of January 25th, I drove to the city of Northridge in Los Angeles to visit a friend and to have dinner at King’s Fish House Restaurant in the Calabasas area. Early at 2 am in the morning, I headed back to the city of Corona. I was very careful and drove really slow since I was driving through a very thick white blanket of cloud-like fog…something that I haven’t seen in a very long time. The last time I personally experienced something like this was back in 1994, when Northridge was struck with a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that left a life-altering impact to many. At that instant, I had a worrisome thought that such a particular weather condition might cause a tragic accident and could be a sign of another disastrous event yet to come. To me, it seemed like a paranoia. But it turned out to be some sort of a premonition. What happened later that day just stunned us all. We’re left at a loss for words, in a state of disbelief, and grief. I didn’t realize that it was just the beginning of an unstable long year ahead of us. That sad day of January 26, 2020, the legendary athlete, Kobe Bryant. 41, and her 13-year old daughter Gianna and seven others namely, Ara Zobayan, John and Keri Altobelli, their daughter Alyssa; Christina Mauser; Sarah...... Read more on Full Issue!