Percival Lugue is a graphic artist in the Philippines. From the age of 5, he has had a 1for collecting toys from fast-food restaurant chains like McDonald's and home-country favorite Jollibee.
Now, the 50-year-old has about 20, 000 toys packed from 2to ceiling in his home and3 a Guinness World Record from 2014, when his collection 4more than 10, 000 items. "The toy is like a storyteller in itself, "said Lugue, explaining his5while sitting among an eclectic(兼收并蓄的) 6of toys in his three-story home. "For example, it gives me a glimpse of that7period when I got it, the story of what's going on, what are the incidents that are 8in the acquisition of the toys, "he said.
Lugue built his home especially to9his collection. He compares the 10that getting new toys gives him to Christmas morning. He has always played with the11. But unlike the other kids, who would12their toys into pieces, even as a child, he took 13care of them and put them on display.
While14purchases brought him most of his toys, some were 15 by friends and family. "I would invite my friends to have lunch at McDonald's and in one sitting I would be able to complete the 16set, " he said.
One of his most 17pieces is a "Hefty Spaghetti" figure, a mascot(吉祥物)from the Jollibee chain that his mother gave him in 1988.
His dream now is to 18 put his collection on display for the19or even open a museum to "give others a chance to 20 their own childhood memories."
