It was only last week that I became aware of a serious problem affecting our country. And it hits close to home: some of our household helpers, drivers and their families, farm workers, and even some office staff, adult children of friends, townmates, are addicted to online gaming or online gambling.
Ang bayad daw ay piso-piso. Dati, P100 isang game!!! The online game operators must be raking it in. Siguro daan-daang milyon araw-araw ang kita nila.
Equally alarming is even children as young as 7 years old are hooked.
I understand the comfort one derives from playing computer games. Nakakalibang. It starts with curiosity, then occasional fun and excitement. I play Word game or Scrabble because sabi daw this prevents dementia, but not true. I still am forgetful. Nakakalabo pa ng mata.
How do we control ourselves from getting addicted? This is like gambling in person. Nakakalibang to go to the casino but the effect on us can be devastating.
Many people have tried to entice me to go with them to the casino. But I feel that whoever wants to bring me to the casino has an ill purpose. Pasensya na pero ganyan ang pakiramdam ko. Gusto siguro mapasama ang buhay namin, at magka hirap-hirap kami at matulog sa kalye.
Online gambling is worst than going to the casino in person. Online gaming is a million times more convienient. Anywhere anytime you can play.
When we remind kids and adults not to do it, they don’t listen. How do we police the employees from tinkering with their cellphones?
Many are suffering from financial difficulties because of wrong financial management. Mahirap talaga ang walang pera, lalo na kung uubusin mo sa sugal ang sweldo mo.
A few months ago, we terminated one male worker stationed in Tagpos, Binangonan, Rizal. Nakupo, 5 times a week nagca-cash advance. Nakaka awang nakakainis. Nakaka stress and bad influence pa.
I initially thought siguro talagang kulang ang sweldo nya. Then baka nagsa-shabu, baka may girlfriend he’s trying to shower with material gifts, yun pala online gambling.
It’s very easy to lose money kasi pindot lang ng pindot sa cellphone.
I don’t know what to say to you. But if you are addicted to online gaming or gambling, STOP!
Think of what else you can do to channel your positive and negative energies, into something more fruitful or something that will give you purpose in life and a calm satisfaction.
I was told that “instant yaman” is what motivates players from betting. Alam nyo, yung iba, bibigyan ng konting panalo sa una, tapos ang mga susunod na games ay puro talo na. Kasi gusto lang na tumaya kayo ng tumaya. Papaniwalain na pwede kayong magkapera ng marami.
Yung sweldo nyo, isusugal nyo lang. You don’t want you to lose your hard-earned money. Don’t gamble. Sayang ang pera.
Real life examples:
- Family A had to sell their house and lot and business to pay those dozens of creditors. Their debts climbed to P45,000,000. Yun pala the mother was into casino gambling. From living in a family generational home, they were forced to rent an apartment.
- They were fairly affluent. Not rich-rich but comfortable. Nice house in Mandaluyong, two cars, once a year vacation. The bomb exploded when policemen frequented their house, looking for the father. Yun pala, their father was a regular player in Solaire and Resorts World. He owed these policemen money he squandered at the casino. How much? P20,000,000 in total. He is now sickly, although only in his mid-60s, sa sobrang stress nya nagka sakit sa puso.
- She’s a mid-manager in a medium-sized company earning P20,000 a month, working there for 15 years. She is quiet and never displayed ostentatiousness. She’s in debt due to online gaming. She plays during office hours and no one noticed.
- She’s in grade 2. The teacher couldn’t stop her from using her cellphone. When she called the parents, the mother even scolded the teacher and justified the use of cellphone in case of emergency. Para daw they can reach their daughter anytime they want to. The 8 year old is addicted to online gaming and parents didn’t know. Only after their 3rd meeting with the teacher when they believed there’s a big problem.
Yesterday, my daughter told me she was getting stressed from her BG, kasi daw cash advance ng cash advance. Ang laki ng sweldo, walang anak. The question is— why is he always short of cash? I have to investigate. There was a time when he worked for a POGO guy, he and ten others would hang out the whole night at the casino while waiting for their big boss. I was thinking maybe he was gambling. This is what I found out yesterday from “NBI” investigation. The live in partner is into online gambling. Nay ko!
Last week, I woke up to a frantic message from a former school mate of mine. Meron daw sya malaking problema. At 6 am, na stress naman ako.
This was the second time his son got into gambling. I pity the parents.
I don’t know how we can ban online gaming or online gambling. How do we stop this financial doom?
