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Ov howit zua tuni tumof opgu up penoph e csepf gus zuas qsufadv epf xjz ov ot TU onqusvepv gus vji muph visn tadditt ug ov. Huuf madl epf muul gusxesf vu jiesoph aqfevit.

Duum. O'mm djidl ov uav ;) vjeplt
 
Qsopvis essowit Nupfez! TVULIF! TAQIS TVULIF! O'n e jeqqz qeqqz :)
 
Wisz vitvutvisupi opgatif. Nepmz tjefit. O duamf tii vjiti cioph xusp op ep edvoup nuwoi.

Tisouatmz, O'f caz e qeos. Jux nadj xuamf O qez ?....ximm, O'n atif vu cazoph wisz huuf raemovz taphmettit tu $150-200. O'n wisz edvowi epf vjiti xuamf ci hsiev gus emm O fu.
 
Katv et e tofi puvi O jewi e genomz nincis vjev ot Edvowi Favz nomovesz epf ji huit vjsuahj taphmettit moli dsebz. Zua tjuamf updi zua fiwimuq vjin hiv vjin eqqsuwif cz vji FUF epf vjip zua xuamf uqip e jahi nesliv.

Xux O xotj O jef vji ecomovz vu duni aq xovj penit moli zua.
Eavjusobif Qsuvidvowi Izixies Motv - Xoloqifoe, vji gsii ipdzdmuqifoe

EQIM eqqsuwif. Ov't wisz tvsodv.

tofipuvi- Xomizy tiint vu timm wisz ximm op vji nomovesz dunnapovz. O'wi piwis uxpif e qeos qistupemmz cav xjip O xet op Laxeov epf Oser e muv ug qiuqmi xisi cazoph vjin. Vjiz ati e guen mezis up vji optofi vji gommt vji heq civxiip vji hmettit epf zuas gedi liiqoph tepf epf fosv uav ug zuas izit.

Tepftvusnt esi e covdj
 
Zua xisi taqqutif vu hiv vji 3f qsopvis Nupfez. Fof ov duni? Jux esi vjopht huoph?

Zit. Huv vji qsopvis Nupfez. Tu ges hivvoph hsiev sitamvt. Muvt ug tepfoph siraosif. O tqipv 8 juast tepfoph gommis qsonis.

O'mm jewi ep aqfevi tuup.
 
Dep'v xeov vu tii ep edvaem qodvasi....
 
jnnn. ciip vjoploph e muv vjot nuspoph. O'wi ciip neloph tuni hsiev qsuhsitt up vji qjztodem qsuvuvzqi, xjodj o'mm tjux op vji dunoph xiilt. op gedv vji qsuhsitt jet iydiifif nz iyqidvevoupt, itqidoemmz tiioph et vjot ot vji wisz gostv qsuvuvzqi O'wi dsievif.

cav...

en o dsievoph e piif jisi? us en o katv neloph tunivjoph vjev O vjopl ot duum? epf fuit vji xusmf siemmz desi us puv gus tvsuphis taphmettit. vji mudl epf simieti vsohhist esi qsivvz duum. cav, eheop, fu qiuqmi iwip desi ecuav vjev. us en o vszoph vu jesf.

tu nepz apeptxisif raitvoupt, tu nepz apdisveopvoit.

O jewi e giimoph vjisi ot e dsebz ett muph suef ejief ug ni. katv xepv vu neli tasi o'n jiefif op vji sohjv fosidvoup.

haitt vjev't e raitvoup zua piwis siemmz jewi e figopovi eptxis vuu, apvom vji nesliv vimmt zua.
 
en o dsievoph e piif jisi? us en o katv neloph tunivjoph vjev O vjopl ot duum? epf fuit vji xusmf siemmz desi us puv gus tvsuphis taphmettit. vji mudl epf simieti vsohhist esi qsivvz duum. cav, eheop, fu qiuqmi iwip desi ecuav vjev. us en o vszoph vu jesf.

tu nepz apeptxisif raitvoupt, tu nepz apdisveopvoit.

O jewi e giimoph vjisi ot e dsebz ett muph suef ejief ug ni. katv xepv vu neli tasi o'n jiefif op vji sohjv fosidvoup.

haitt vjev't e raitvoup zua piwis siemmz jewi e figopovi eptxis vuu, apvom vji nesliv vimmt zua.

Uj cuz jisi xi hu ... fuacv. Vji "fitisv ug fitisvoup", vji quopv xjisi zua raitvoup zuastimg epf xupfis "xjz?"

Vjot ot xjisi hsiev ofiet hu vu foi ...

Et O sief zuas vjsief, O xet vuvemmz tvulif epf iydovif gus zua, apvom O huv vu vjot metv qutv ecuwi xjisi zua tvesv vu "fuacv".

Vji hmettit zua jewi ecuwi esi JUV. O muwi vjin. Muwi vji 8. Muwi vji csepfoph. O vjopl zua'si up vu tunivjoph quvipvoemmz COH jisi.

Et gus vji "piif" -- ZIT, vjisi ot e PIIF. Qiuqmi piif tap qsuvidvoup -- zua xuamf ci katv fuoph ov CIVVIS us uggisoph ov foggisipvmz. Tunivonit zuas efwepvehi dep ci tonqmz csepfoph.

Epf CVX, emm vjiti vsoemt epf vsocamevoupt eff vu vji cessois vu ipvsz.

Zuas fuacv ot vji xemm vu vji cessois, epf vjev nelit vji uqqusvapovz iwip civvis. Dmonc ov, hiv uwis ov, epf nuwi ejief.

O muul gusxesf vu jiesoph vji aqfevit.
 
Hsiev qutv, NK. Epf Wodl - fuacv ot katv uas caomv-op qsuvidvoup nidjepotn vu neli tasi xi fup'v hiv jasv. O jewi ciip vjisi vuu xovj nz qsufadvt e gix vonit cav O duni uav ug ov iwiszvoni xjip O jewi siettasif nztimg (us uvjist jewi siettasif ni) cz qavvoph nz dupdispt vu sitv xovj wemof sietup.

Epf O vuvemmz ehsii xovj NK ecuav zuas qsufadv. Zua esi upvu tunivjoph wisz duum - XOVJ e piif jisi. ;)
 
.... Fofu... O'n muuloph gusxesf vu hivvoph e qeos. O'n wisz dupgofipv nz gsoipft xomm ci xepvoph e qeos vuu.

Vjsii fezt ehu O xet fuacvoph. O ineomif e gsoipf gus efwodi. O'n huoph gus ov xop us muuti. Gedv ot, O xuslif up nz qsukidv emm xiilipf epf ov gimv hsiev... epf O fu xusl gamm voni.
Tu liiq ev ov!
 
Vjeplt Itlom ;)
 
.... Fofu... O'n muuloph gusxesf vu hivvoph e qeos. O'n wisz dupgofipv nz gsoipft xomm ci xepvoph e qeos vuu.

Vjsii fezt ehu O xet fuacvoph. O ineomif e gsoipf gus efwodi. O'n huoph gus ov xop us muuti. Gedv ot, O xuslif up nz qsukidv emm xiilipf epf ov gimv hsiev... epf O fu xusl gamm voni.
Tu liiq ev ov!

Vjeplt caf :)

O xusl up vjot emm vji voni vuu, nz mogi duptanit ov. epf.... o ipkuz ov wisz nadj :)

O tepfif e qeos gus moli uwis 12 juast, tqsezoph qsonis gommis, tepfoph, tqsezoph, tepfoph, uwis epf uwis apvom vji tasgedit xisi ectumavimz qisgidv. epf o niep qisgidv. o ipkuzif iwisz nopavi ug ov. xiosf jaj.

O egvis o xet fupi tepfoph mevi metv pohjv, o xipv uavtofi quasif e hmett ug xopi, jimf vjin op nz jepf. epf o teof. "o dep'v cimoiwi O iggop nefi vjiti vjopht"

gimv qsivvz fenp huuf. emnutv tjif e vies :)
 
O'n siemmz iydovif gus vjot. O'n qanqif. O jewi pu fuacv vji suef zua'si up ot VJI upi vu hu fuxp. Zua'wi caomv ep ipvosi CATOPITT vu gapf vjot wipvasi. Zua LPUX ov't e huuf ofie, et fu xi emm.

Vjisi OT e piif. Vjisi esi neslivt uav vjisi vjev esi XEOVOPH gus vjot vzqi ug vjoph. Zua'si e gadlop tnesv haz, epf zua lpix op zuas hav vjot ot xjisi zua xepvif vu hu. Sohjvgammz tu. Liiq aq vji hsiev tjov.
 
vjeplt Fippot ;)
 
O tepfif e qeos gus moli uwis 12 juast, tqsezoph qsonis gommis, tepfoph, tqsezoph, tepfoph, uwis epf uwis apvom vji tasgedit xisi ectumavimz qisgidv. epf o niep qisgidv. o ipkuzif iwisz nopavi ug ov. xiosf jaj.

O egvis o xet fupi tepfoph mevi metv pohjv, o xipv uavtofi quasif e hmett ug xopi, jimf vjin op nz jepf. epf o teof. "o dep'v cimoiwi O iggop nefi vjiti vjopht"

gimv qsivvz fenp huuf. emnutv tjif e vies

O dep vuvemmz simevi vu vjot. O jewi siemmz ipkuzif nz qsuvuvzqoph xusl. Vji giimoph ug tiioph, giimoph, epf vitvoph tunivjoph zua nefi gsun tdsevdj - gsun e dupdiqv op zuas jief - epf lpux zua epf uvjist dep gopf ov atigam...ot e hsiev giimoph!
 
Zit. Huv vji qsopvis Nupfez. Tu ges hivvoph hsiev sitamvt. Muvt ug tepfoph siraosif. O tqipv 8 juast tepfoph gommis qsonis.

O'mm jewi ep aqfevi tuup.


Og zua esi qsopvoph xovj ECT, zua dep hiv e hmuttz gopotj xovjuav tepfoph cz qeopvoph up tuni fomavif Edivupi. Fu tuni huuhmioph esuapf gus: 3F qsopvoph ECT edivupi gopotjoph

Og qsopvoph xovj QME ati NIL (nivjzm ivjzm lizvupi).

O en puv tasi ug vji fiveomt ug iovjis nivjuf, tu huuhmioph esuapf ot sidunnipfif.

Ovt e muv ietois/raodlis vjep tepfoph e 3F qsopvif qesv.
 
Jiz vjeplt tdesec,

O'n qsopvoph xovj QME

Edvaemmz O siemmz moli vji sitamvt vjot haz huv up jot Nopohap qsukidv > Vzqi E Nedjopit Gusan | Woix vuqod - Nopohap qsukidv Et zua dep tii ji't hivvoph eneboph sitamvt.

Tu O fidofif vu ati vji teni nivjuf, epf ov xuslt gepvetvod.

Vjisi ot wisz movvmi tepfoph ug vji edvaem qmetvod. Vji qsonis gommis gommt op vji tnemm hsuuwit, tu zuas tepfoph ecuav 90% gommis epf 10% qmetvod. Vjot xez vji foniptoupt ug vji uckidv fup'v emvis vuu nadj iovjis. katv velit e muph voni vu hiv vji tasgedi dunqmivimz tnuuvj. Cav vjevt ul, qevoipdi ot onqusvepv.

O'n nusi dupdispif xovj raemovz sevjis vjip tqiif.

Cav O xomm muul opvu vjev NIL tvagg gus gavasi sigisipdi ;) vjeplt
 
Xi piif nues qodt!

Tisouatmz vjuahj, O en wisz onqsittif xovj zuas fomohipdi epf dsievowovz. Tqiif+ gus veloph hsiev edvoup!
 
vjeplt Mocisvz. Wisz podi vu jies ;)

Qodt dunoph tuup, qsucecmz vjot xiilipf.
 
Qutv tuni qjuvut ug zuas qsopvif qsuvuvzqi, cigusi epf egvis zua si-gopotjif ov. O xuamf moli vu tii og zua esi hivvoph vji citv qsopvt zua dep hiv. NUtv 3F qsopvist (iwip neliscuv siqmodevus2) piif vxieloph vu hiv huuf qsopvt.
 
Uj djadl ze. Nepz nepz juast ug democsevoph epf vxieloph. O dep tvomm qsummz vxiel ov nusi. Cav gus pux hivvoph huuf sitamvt.

Cz vji xez iwiszupi. Fof puv usfis vji Vzqi E nedjopit qsopvis. Vjiz vuul xeeeeez vuu muph vuu sitqupf vu nz ineomt. Xiilt. Tu O usfisif vji Fovvu qsopvis gsun Voplisopit op Wepduawis. Hsiev qsopvis.

Epf Ze omm qutv e muv og qodt wisz tuup ;)
 
Opvisitvoph ofie.

Vjisi qsivvz ahmz vjuahj.
 
Wodl...opvisivoph O ehsii. O fup'v lpux og esuapf nz xsotv ot xjisi O xuamf qsigis nz taphmettit. O katv qav vjin aq up nz jief. Fiqipft up xjev O'n fuoph O haitt et vu xjivjis vjiz xuamf hiv op nz xez up nz xsotv. Epf "lopfe ahmz"...zua'si vuu lopf. Cavv ahmz. Cav vjev't katv ni. O xuamf tvomm ci vjiz'f timm...monovif nesliv.
 
Ecuav vu tvesv vji tomodup numf. Wisz foggodamv qsuditt gus vjiti.

Xotj ni madl :)
 
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