"I'm Six Year Old Today! " from Sesame Street

On my 6th birthday, back in July 1975, I remember re-enacting this bit infront of my bemused parents. I just turned forty right now and I still remember that morning. Just goes to show how Sesame Street became an integral part of the childhood of our generation. We were called "Martial Law Babies" because we were born shortly before or right after the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines. Our parents sheltered us from the realities of what is now considered the most tumultuous period of Philippine history. Our generation grew up in sheltered environments, singing the songs churned out by the Children's Television Workshop while the people outside our comfortable periphery fought the conjugal dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos.