History
When I was a kid, I dreamt of owning a Voltes V robot. If you’re my age and lived somewhere in Asia, you know what I’m talking about. You must have seen it: a 6-inch metal figure with a tiny head, a sword handle on its chest, and rectangular arms and legs. During my time, if you walked in a toy store, half of the floor space would be occupied by Voltes V robots. And every seven seconds, you’d hear a little boy scream, “Let’s volt in!”Oh, I prayed for it, craved for it, and salivated whenever I saw it in the store. It was The Christmas gift. No other toy could compare.On Christmas Eve, I’d rip open my gifts, and if I saw that it was a silly shirt, or a toy car, or a rubber ball, or a grand piano (just kidding) — I’d toss it and rip open the next gift — hoping that someone gave me The gift that mattered.But no one did.Because those robots sold for a steep P700 — and during my time, that was worth a lot of mullah. My parents just couldn’t afford it. So for a year, I dreamt of owning the robot. But I never did own one. I remember just staring at them whenever a classmate would bring it to school. Once, my friend said, “Do you want to touch it, Yex? Just one second.” I reached for it, my finger touching the cold metal of the six-inch robot. “Okay, that’s enough,” my classmate said, pulling it away. Many years have passed since then. In the meantime, the Voltes V craze died a natural death — and my dream to own a toy robot died with it too. Some years later, I walked into a toy store. And lo and behold — in one corner shelf, I saw once again the Voltes V robot like the dead rising from its grave. Though the cartoon series has long been cancelled, a toy company is betting that big kids like me may wish to own them for nostalgia’s sake. How much does it cost today? P17,000. Hey, I could now afford it. I could, at that very moment, display a few of them around my room, and fulfill my long-time dream. But the problem was that Voltes V was no longer my dream. The sight of Voltes V reminded me that it’s been years and I grow up, my dreams became bigger and I dream of having a toy museum.
Since when I started collecting
I started collecting my toys since when I was a kid. All the toys I received as a gift, I keep and take care of them. Until now, you can find them at my museum. I share this dream my little brother (Jamvhille Sebatian of Jamich Youtube Sensation)
What did I do to achieve it
I have a bachelor degree in civil engineering. I became one of dancer of the famous dance group (in the Philippines) StreetBoys. All the money I've earned from dancing, I saved them and buy toys or make them little by little. Yes, I do my most of the figures. I apply what I've learned from what course I finished.
