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The young people from our church made a surprise Mañanita serenade on the eve of my hubby’s birthday that happened yesterday. They came to our house at 4 am, my hubby was still wide awake at that time and he was surprise when they sang some of his favorite songs and of course the jolly birthday song.

Mañanita, by definition is a serenade done on the eve of someone’s birthday while Las Mañanitas is a traditional Mexican song that is sung on birthdays and other important holidays. It is often sung as an early morning serenade to wake up a loved one. At birthday parties it is sung before the cake is cut. We are not familiar with the Las Mañanitas song that’s why we just prefer to sing my hubby’s favorite songs.

My hubby looks like he’s removing some morning star from his eyes…hahaha! but he was actually touch and he’s happy for what they did. I think all of us will be happy if someone’s serenading you specially on your birthday since you  feel  that you are being loved and you are special to them.

We have been practicing this Mañanita serenade a few months ago every time when somebody celebrates his or her birthday. We usually bring hot breads such as pandesal or monay and also bring some 3 in one coffee so all of us could share and enjoy the happiness together with the birthday celebrant.



Since I moved in to another city to pursue my college degree, I never got the chance to visit my hometown because I was busy with my studies. I could only visit my relatives including my grandparents if there is a certain family gathering or occasion such as birthday or wedding. This coming June is my grampy or grandpa’s 80th birthday and I wanted to give something special for him.

I want to make his day extra special by giving him a premium macanudo cigars with a customized name of him as its label. I’m sure he will love it. I am now thinking of creating  a  custom designed, birthday themed cigar label around on these  premium cigar and wrapped it around a unique and special gift for his birthday. This is definitely a gift that’s gonna be long remembered and long appreciated by my ever missed and ever dearest grampy.

Most guys are looking out for the most romantic dinner menu ideas since men can’t really cut out for the kitchen, although there are a talented few who are kitchen experts. But all the same, men just want to get dinner by so they can spend more time with their sweetheart.

So to all you guys out there, you can choose to cook some of the romantic dinner menu ideas but you can also get by with buying ready made food. To start your romantic dinner menu ideas, you can create a romantic cocktail for two using a combination of white wine or a vodka perhaps.

When you think of having a romantic dinner for your special date, you should put the preference of your date first. Women like us always like something light on the stomach that’s why a creamy pasta is great as the main dish. To make your dinner more special, you can always cook the main dish from this romantic dinner menu ideas.

You can find other romantic dinner menu ideas online and create the ideal romantic dinner date to impress to your special one.