(From left) Lassy Marquez and MC Muah. Picture: Screengrab from YouTube/Toni Gonzaga Studio
For the primary time, host-comedians Mc muah and Lassy Marquez opened up about their wrestle in overcoming their playing dependancy, saying they misplaced over P10 million consequently.
MC and Lassy, who was once one of many hosts of the noontime present “It’s Showtime,” disclosed how they had been in a position to overcome their vice throughout a sit-down interview with Toni Gonzaga for her vlog which was posted on her YouTube channel on Sunday, August 3.
The chums, who additionally used to carry out at a comedy bar, mentioned their playing dependancy started after they had been struggling to return to phrases with the lack of each their mother and father.
“I got here first,” MC started. “I am going residence after the comedy bar … Somebody (within the on line casino) encourages me to be comforted. It is loads of enjoyable while you go there. Whenever you lose … you will remorse it. Then I will be again, come again, and I’ve to get well.”
“Ah, P50,000, so it is only a jackpot. Ay, P100,000? So it is P200,000, 300,000, 500,000,” he mentioned, revealing that his greatest loss in someday was P800,000.
(I first bought hooked to playing. I used to be speculated to go residence from a comedy bar gig when somebody inspired me to affix a on line casino to entertain myself. You are feeling a unique sort of pleasure when you enter. Whenever you lose, that’s while you remorse all the pieces. It got here to some extent the place I reached a routine of constructing up for the losses, returning, and making up for the losses. 50,000? I could make up for it. P100,000, it’s doable. Till it went as much as 200,000, 300,000, and 500,000.)
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For Lassy’s half, he bought into playing when he was beginning to really feel disregarded of their good friend circle. Chiming in, MC recalled telling him to not as a result of he would possibly lose management.
“I finished him. We had no management. Generally, even with out sleep, we went to the comedy bar, we had been taping, we had been capturing, sleepless. We had been so hooked on playing,” MC mentioned.
(I finished him. We had no management on the time. We’d typically resume our comedy bar gigs with no sleep. We’d do taping and capturing with no sleep. That’s how addicted we had been.)
Nonetheless, Lassy didn’t hear and bought concerned in playing as nicely.
“For instance, we confirmed up at evening. So we went straight to the on line casino in daybreak, it could be morning, midday, afternoon. Simply go residence, take a bathe once more. It occurs. Generally I simply go to mattress for half-hour, present once more,” he mentioned of his every day routine.
(For instance, we have now a present at evening. We’d go straight at daybreak and play till morning, midday, and evening. We’d solely go residence to take a bathe. That’s how issues had been. I’d typically simply take a nap for half-hour, then do a present once more.)
MC and Lassy had been then requested by Gonzaga if it’s true that they incurred P10 million value of losses, to which the previous mentioned it might need been greater than that.
“Greater than (P10 million) possibly. Since 2011 to 2016, 5 years,” MC mentioned. “Generally, we gamble nearly day-after-day, each evening. We’re not pleased with it so we speak about it in case, be a lesson and while you’re within the (very) state of affairs, no win, particularly while you see your checking account.”
(I believe it was greater than P10 million. As a result of we bought concerned from 2011 to 2016 for 5 years. We’d typically gamble the entire day, day-after-day. We’re not pleased with it, so for this reason we’re telling our story, for it to be a lesson to others. When you’re in that state of affairs, you’ll by no means win, particularly when you have a look at your checking account.)
Survival
What made Lassy resolve to stop playing was realizing that he wanted to purchase his personal home. “I need to repair my life. I need to have a house. From 2018, I have been up collectively.”
“I simply thought I used to be shedding. I do not need to,” he continued. “My charges have been affected too. I have been to debt and my jewellery, I like jewellery.”
(I wished to repair my life. I wished to have a home of my very own. From 2018, I began saving up. Wanting again, I spotted that I’d lose anyway. I don’t need to anymore. My payments are already affected. I bought in debt and needed to pawn off my jewellery, which I beloved.)
In the meantime, MC’s “turning level” was realizing that he had grown outdated doing comedy bar gigs with no financial savings.
“I am getting older on the comedy bar. However we do not have a checking account. My checking account is P3,000. How can I get well that point, I am about 36 or 37 years outdated. How about that? Whenever you’re on the lowest level of your life you understand it is your fault, you do not need to be a sermon as a result of you understand it,” he mentioned.
(I grew outdated at a comedy bar. However I had no financial savings. My checking account solely had P3,000 left. How can I make up for the losses after I was 36 or 37 years outdated? Whenever you’re on the lowest level of your life — and you understand that it was your fault — you don’t need to be referred to as out for it since you would know what occurred.)
(From left) Lassy, Ogie Alcasid, Kim Chiu, and MC. Picture: Instagram/@chinitaprincess
Ultimately, MC and Lassy began to rebuild themselves with the assistance of prayers, particularly when it got here to dealing with their very own cash.
“I went to Baclaran just a few instances, Quiapo Church. I mentioned, ‘Lord, I do know, I am somewhat older. However give me one other likelihood to make my life okay.’ Somebody referred to as, he mentioned, ‘this racket, you’ll earn lots.’ I mentioned, ‘Lord thanks.
(I visited the Baclaran and Quiapo Church a number of instances. I mentioned, “Lord, I do know that I’m not getting any youthful. However I hope you give me one other likelihood to make my life higher.” I obtained a name for a gig. I used to be instructed that I’d earn this a lot. I thanked God. It was the beginning of change for me.)
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Lassy began receiving completely different sorts of gigs as nicely. “A whole lot of different work is coming. So the Lord should have mentioned, ‘It is simply’ (I obtained loads of work. I suppose that is the Lord’s means of telling me to concentrate on these as a substitute),” he mentioned.
Apart from being an everyday fixture at comedy bars, MC and Lassy are recognized for being hosts on “It’s Showtime.” Experiences of them departing the noontime present made rounds on social media final June; nonetheless, they remained mum concerning the matter. They’ve but to seem on the present, which is hosted by their good friend, actor-comedian Vice Ganda. /IT
