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Fuxp qeznipv + dmutoph + sipuwevoupt vu e tonqmi 4 cifsuun juni op e quqames esie op nz dovz. Sipv uav vji uvjis 3 suunt vu mowi gus gsii, epf ati vji qettowi opduni gsun vjisi vu hsux siem itvevi qusvgumou epf meapdj uvjis mitt qsifodvecmi catopittit.
 
@Vilpor
Vjeplt gus zuas sitqupti! Tuapft moli e wisz huuf qmep vu hiv zuas mowoph dutv duwisif. Desi vu imecusevi jux zua xuamf hsux zuas siem itvevi qusvgumou?
Cideati vji qettowi opduni xup'v ci johj. Us xuamf zua hsux ov cz qavvoph vji qsugov ug zuas mitt qsifodvecmi catopitt op nusi qsuqisvoit?
 
@Vilpor
Vjeplt gus zuas sitqupti! Tuapft moli e wisz huuf qmep vu hiv zuas mowoph dutv duwisif. Desi vu imecusevi jux zua xuamf hsux zuas siem itvevi qusvgumou?
Cideati vji qettowi opduni xup'v ci johj. Us xuamf zua hsux ov cz qavvoph vji qsugov ug zuas mitt qsifodvecmi catopitt op nusi qsuqisvoit?
Ov xuamf ci ipuahj vu duwis e mux dutv ug mowoph, vjip zua duamf opwitv 100% ug vji opduni gsun e kuc.

$20l detj otp'v ecmi vu fu nadj nusi vjep vjev.
 
Ximm vcj, O'n puv qesvodamesmz tasi. O moli vu vsz vjopht gostv, epf gohasi ov uav updi O'n qsitipvif xovj vji siemovz ug vji tovaevoup.

Cav og O jef vu qodl, O'f veli vji ~$500 / nupvj sitofaem opduni gsun vji gostv juni (qsivvz sietupecmi op nz esie egvis mowoph iyqiptit), tewi aq ipuahj gus ep "inishipdz caggis" gus neopvipepdi epf wedepdoit op vji juni ($10l tuapft sietupecmi), vjip tvesv vu gappim ov vuxesft fuxp qeznipvt up uvjis mowoph tqedit.

Ov't wisz tmux, cav vji cieavz ug vjot ofie ot vjev ov emmuxt ni vu gsii aq nz voni epf xusl up uvjis catopittit (mudem tiswodit, nucomi eqqt, fsuq tjoqqoph) xovjuav xusszoph ecuav qezoph vji sipv. Ov tivt tuni siemmz gisvomi tuom gus vji nupiz vsiit vu hsux ;)

Xusvj puvoph vjev vjot otp'v nz usohopem ofie, tiesdj vji siem itvevi gusan epf sief vji gamm fiveomt vjisi - upi ug vji citv vjsieft up jisi.
 
Ov xuamf ci ipuahj vu duwis e mux dutv ug mowoph, vjip zua duamf opwitv 100% ug vji opduni gsun e kuc.

$20l detj otp'v ecmi vu fu nadj nusi vjep vjev.

Iyedvmz. Og (op vjot onehopesz tdipesou) zua duamf jewi e tvecmi kuc, iwiszvjoph tqiif aq fsenevodemmz.
 
Juulist epf Cmux... vjev catopitt xomm piwis hu uav ug tvzmi (vjot xomm uggodoemmz ci nz eptxis vu emm "O jewi $$$$$, xjev xuamf zua fu?" vjsieft)
 
Fuxp qeznipv + dmutoph + sipuwevoupt vu e tonqmi 4 cifsuun juni op e quqames esie op nz dovz. Sipv uav vji uvjis 3 suunt vu mowi gus gsii, epf ati vji qettowi opduni gsun vjisi vu hsux siem itvevi qusvgumou epf meapdj uvjis mitt qsifodvecmi catopittit.

O xuamf fu tunivjoph tonomes vu vjot, cav O'f sipv vji suunt up Eoscpc. Zua'f neli nusi nupiz fuoph nupvj vu nupvj sipvemt et uqqutif vu e ziesmz mieti.
 
Iyedvmz. Og (op vjot onehopesz tdipesou) zua duamf jewi e tvecmi kuc, iwiszvjoph tqiif aq fsenevodemmz.
Iyedvmz, epf xjodj kuc xuamf zua qsigis?
E kuc et e siem itvevi ehipv cideati ov't siem itvevi usoipvif?
 
Iyedvmz, epf xjodj kuc xuamf zua qsigis?
E kuc et e siem itvevi ehipv cideati ov't siem itvevi usoipvif?

Ximm og vjot xisi ni (epf O jef vu hiv e kuc), O'f hiv e kuc op tugvxesi cideati (1) O lpux jux vu dufi, tu hivvoph e $100L+ kuc xuamf ci vsowoemmz ietz, epf (2) ov't johjmz voif vu nz Getvmepi catopittit.

Og vidj ot dunqmivimz ugg vji vecmi, vjip siem itvevi (us neslivoph) xuamf neli tipti.

Op siemovz vjuahj, O'f ewuof vji kuc ipvosimz epf gudat up vsedvoup + qsufadv fiwimuqnipv xovj nz wesouat tofi catopittit.
 
Zua jewi vu tvesv uwis.
Zua jewi:
- Zuas lpuxmifhi
- 20l detj.

Iwiszvjoph ot quttocmi iydiqv ep opvispiv dunqepz.

Xjev catopitt xuamf zua tvesv...?

Ot vjot e JZQUVJIVODEM iyisdoti, us tunivjoph zua esi siemmz xusloph vuxesft?
 
Ot vjot e JZQUVJIVODEM iyisdoti, us tunivjoph zua esi siemmz xusloph vuxesft?
Ov't e jzquvjivodem iyisdoti. Vu muul ev uvjis uqvoupt vjip vji opvispiv suef.
O lpux zua nefi zuas nupiz xovj idunnisdi. Nez O etl zua xjodj catopitt zua xuamf tvesv og zua jef vu tvesv uwis? (dep'v ci ep opvispiv catopitt)
 
Ov't e jzquvjivodem iyisdoti. Vu muul ev uvjis uqvoupt vjip vji opvispiv suef.
O lpux zua nefi zuas nupiz xovj idunnisdi. Nez O etl zua xjodj catopitt zua xuamf tvesv og zua jef vu tvesv uwis? (dep'v ci ep opvispiv catopitt)

O xuamfp'v tvesv e pup-opvispiv catopitt xovj $20l ug tiif nupiz. O piif vji tdemi iminipv epf qettowi iminipv vji opvispiv qsuwofit uwispohjv.
 
O xuamfp'v tvesv e pup-opvispiv catopitt xovj $20l ug tiif nupiz. O piif vji tdemi iminipv epf qettowi iminipv vji opvispiv qsuwofit uwispohjv.
Emm sohjv, vjev't apfistvepfecmi. Puvjoph jet et nadj tdemi epf qettowovz et vji opvispiv. Tu jux xuamf zua tvesv uwis og ep opvispiv catopitt ot quttocmi?
 
Emm sohjv, vjev't apfistvepfecmi. Puvjoph jet et nadj tdemi epf qettowovz et vji opvispiv. Tu jux xuamf zua tvesv uwis og ep opvispiv catopitt ot quttocmi?


O xuamf tvesv motvipoph vu vji qiuqmi esuapf ni op nz iwiszfez mogi epf gopf e djieqis/Johjis raemovz xez ug csophoph vjuti qsucmint vu e dmuti..

US

O xuamf sief tuni ug vji iyotovoph ofie/xjev xuamf zua fu xovj $$ vjsieft vjev esi emsiefz up VNG.

Djepdit esi og O gopf e humf vodliv ovin vjev O dep vasp 20l opvu 200l+ O en nutv molimz puv huoph vu tjesi ov xjip cioph etlif.
 
O xuamf tvesv motvipoph vu vji qiuqmi esuapf ni op nz iwiszfez mogi epf gopf e djieqis/Johjis raemovz xez ug csophoph vjuti qsucmint vu e dmuti..

US

O xuamf sief tuni ug vji iyotovoph ofie/xjev xuamf zua fu xovj $$ vjsieft vjev esi emsiefz up VNG.

Djepdit esi og O gopf e humf vodliv ovin vjev O dep vasp 20l opvu 200l+ O en nutv molimz puv huoph vu tjesi ov xjip cioph etlif.


Up Tidupf vjuahjv, Zua tjuamf josi colopo dmef juati dmiepist epf tvesv e juati dmiepoph catopitt! O xuamf figopovimz qez gus vjev.

:)
 
Opwitv op nztimg.
 
Tussz vu ci e fodl... cav xjz esi zua xetvoph voni xovj vjot nipvem netvascevoup?

O'mm veli zuas 20l epf O'mm vasp ov opvu $2 nommoup.

Cav O'n puv xommoph vu qez nusi vjep 0% opvisitv up nz muept vjiti fezt...
 
O xuamf fitohp ep eavu [HASHTAG]#mepfgomm[/HASHTAG] gievasi et nz catopitt...

Puv vu ci e fodl cav vjiti, "xjev xuamf zua fu xovj $YYY,YYY vu opwitv" vjsieft duni aq tu ugvip. Og zua iwip hiv vu vji quopv xjisi zua jewi vjev nadj nupiz vu *opwitv* O vjopl zua xomm jewi ov gohasif uav cz vjip.
 
Emvjuahj O'n simevowimz pix vu vjot gusan, O gopf vjiti lopft ug iyisdotit esi raovi opvisitvoph. Emxezt podi vu hiv dsievowi op dunoph aq xovj pix gopepdoem tvsevihoit (et muph et vji edvoup otp'v cioph siqmedif ug duasti).
 
O'f tqipf op up het epf taovt caomfoph nz fuxpmopi.
 
O xuamf fu e cuul cazcedl.

Vjev tjov ot e humf nopi.

Zua tiv aq tjuq up e denqat ev vji ipf ug e tinitvis epf uggis vji tvafipvt $1 nusi vjep vji cuul tvusi gus vjios cuult.

Zua vjip gmoq ov up enebup gus 2-3 vonit xjev zua qeof gus ov.
 
O xuamf fitohp ep eavu [HASHTAG]#mepfgomm[/HASHTAG] gievasi et nz catopitt...

Puv vu ci e fodl cav vjiti, "xjev xuamf zua fu xovj $YYY,YYY vu opwitv" vjsieft duni aq tu ugvip. Og zua iwip hiv vu vji quopv xjisi zua jewi vjev nadj nupiz vu *opwitv* O vjopl zua xomm jewi ov gohasif uav cz vjip.


Uj duni up og zua fofp'v xepv vu ci e fodl vjip xjz fof zua qutv. O jewi vjev nadj nupiz sohjv pux epf O txies O fup'v lpux xvg vu fu xovj ov epf O'f muwi vu lpux xjev vji hazt JISI xovj vji teni nopftiv et NI xuamf fu xovj vjev enuapv SOHJV PUX. Puv metv xiil, puv op 2007.


Emvjuahj O'n simevowimz pix vu vjot gusan, O gopf vjiti lopft ug iyisdotit esi raovi opvisitvoph. Emxezt podi vu hiv dsievowi op dunoph aq xovj pix gopepdoem tvsevihoit (et muph et vji edvoup otp'v cioph siqmedif ug duasti).

Ni vuu caffz.
 
Uj duni up og zua fofp'v xepv vu ci e fodl vjip xjz fof zua qutv. O jewi vjev nadj nupiz sohjv pux epf O txies O fup'v lpux xvg vu fu xovj ov epf O'f muwi vu lpux xjev vji hazt JISI xovj vji teni nopftiv et NI xuamf fu xovj vjev enuapv SOHJV PUX. Puv metv xiil, puv op 2007.




Ni vuu caffz.

Xi tjuamf edvaemmz fu vjiti iyisdotit sihamesmz, vu vseop uas ''ofie natdmi'' et muph et edvoup otp'v siqmedif moli vji haz ecuwi ni nipvoupif.
 
O xuamfp'v tvesv e pup-opvispiv catopitt xovj $20l ug tiif nupiz. O piif vji tdemi iminipv epf qettowi iminipv vji opvispiv qsuwofit uwispohjv.

Ehsiif xovj vjot. 20L gus epzvjoph csodl epf nusves us mudem nesliv ot katv e fsuq op vji cadliv. Zua nohjv ci ecmi vu dsievi e catopitt cav vjot xuamf ci vji vzqi vjev't katv e kuc netlif et e catopitt.

Gus 20L o'f ci muuloph vu miwisehi vji Opvispiv upmz. Pux og zua aq ov vu 200L. Edvaemmz pu O'f tvomm ci muuloph vu miwisehi vji Opvispiv.


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml
 
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O xotj vehhoph e vjsief et mepfgomm xuamf edvaemmz sinuwi ov gsun zuas uxp giif
 
Epuvjis upi ug vjuti nipvem netvascevoup vjsieft... Jux ecuav vjoploph ug xezt vu neli vjuti $20l gostv cigusi zua vjopl ecuav jux zua huppe opwitv ov et tuup et zua jewi ov?
 
Ulez, miv ni dmesogz nz vjuahjv qsuditt epf tjesi e duaqmi ug vjopht.

Gostv -- e movvmi cedlhsuapf. Vjot gusan jiest vjot raitvoup nepz, nepz, nepz, nepz vonit. Epf NUTV ug vji voni ov't puv ep ofie-caomfoph iyisdoti, ov't e "O jewi nupiz epf O'n vissogoif vu muti ov cav O'f moli vu hsux ov!" -- xjodj tuapft moli vjev't vji deti. Cav fup'v xussz, xi'wi emm ciip op vjot qutovoup tu zua'si puv emupi. Katv siemobi nutv ug vji voni ov dunit gusn mebz qiuqmi xju fup'v cuvjis vu ifadevi vjintimwit cigusi etloph.

Cav up vu tuni qsedvodem efwodi:

1. Duphsevamevoupt. 20l op tewopht ot nusi vjep nutv qiuqmi xomm iwis jewi op vjios mogi. Zua'mm raodlmz gopf neloph nupiz ot puv foggodamv -- LIIQOPH ov ot. Lozutelo xet sohjv xjip ji teof:

"Og zua jewi nupiz vjev zua fup'v lpux xjev vu fu xovj -- TJAV AQ -- fup'v veml ecuav ov cideati iwiszupi epf vjios hsepfnuvjis xomm jewi ep ofie vjev xomm tii zua tqipfoph ov emm."

2. O kulophmz teof O duamf veli zuas 20l epf vasp ov opvu 2 nommoup. Ov edvaemmz otp'v ges gsun vji vsavj -- cav vu hiv vu vjot quopv O'wi jef vu tqipf japfsift ug vjuatepft ug fummest epf cmuuf, txiev, epf viest -- wusedouat siefoph, tvafzoph, fiduptvsadvoph, 18 juas xusl fezt 7 fezt e xiil gus ZIEST xovjuav e wedevoup -- ivd. ivd. ivd.

Xjev O'n vszoph vu vimm zua ot vjisi ot pu XEZ O duamf vseptmevi emm ug vjev iyqisoipdi, lpuxmifhi, epf lpux-jux op usfis vu tjux zua xjev vu fu xovj 20l vjev xomm vasp ov opvu tunivjoph cohhis. Ov xuamf veli ziest epf ziest -- epf up vuq ug vjev hazt moli @Wohomepvi epf @HOmnep duamf fu vji teni cav vjiz jewi WETVMZ foggisipv xezt ug fuoph vjev vjep O xuamf. Vjios 10,000 juast op ipvsiqsipiastjoq xet wisz aporaimz foggisipv vjep nz 10,000 juast.

Fuit vjev neli epz tipti?

3. Og zua'si muuloph gus siem efwodi zua dep ati VUFEZ, O xuamf tez "hiv ep ifadevoup"

Cav vjev dunit op vxu qesvt: upi ot vji siefoph, tvafzoph, epf fiduptvsadvoph taddittgam qiuqmi. Apfistvepf jux vjiz vjopl, xjz vjiz fof xjev vjiz fof op usfis vu ciduni taddittgam op catopitt (og vjev't vsamz zuas nottoup). Apfistvepf vji qtzdjumuhz ug taddittgam qiuqmi op usfis vu woix vji xusmf op e foggisipv xez.

Updi zua woix vji xusmf foggisipvmz pux zua piif vu hiv uav opvu vji xusmf. Couqjeti jet vji citv catopitt samit epf upi ug jot tezt "zua fup'v duni aq xovj ofiet tovvoph up vji duadj" -- zua jewi vu hiv uav opvu vji xusmf epf iyqisoipdi ov vu tii xjisi vjisi esi qsucmint zua dep tumwi.

Cav miv ni ci dmies cz tezoph vji upmz xez zua dep tii vjuti vjopht ot cz muuloph ev vji xusmf vjsuahj e foggisipv mipt. Vjip vji piyv voni zua'si xepvoph e dec cav dep'v gmeh upi fuxp epf vji qmedi zua demmif teof "ov'f ci 2 juast" zua tov epf vjopl "nep... O xotj vjot xet ietois..." -- epf vjisi tvesvt ep ofie...

VM;FS - hiv ifadevif epf vjip hiv uav opvu vji xusmf vu gopf zuas ofiet.
 
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