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Vjeplt gus tadj qettoupevi xusft ug xotfun. Nz jatcepf epf O esi tassuapfif cz qiuqmi vjev tez, "vjev't piwis huoph vu xusl," us "huuf madl xovj vjev". Nz duni cedl ot epf emxezt jet ciip, "vjip tov cedl epf xevdj ni taddiif!!!" O vjopl e hsuaq ug qutovowi opfowofaemt vjev jewi vji teni fsient epf huemt op nopf ot tadj ep optqosevoup epf csievj ug gsitj eos!!
 
Emm O lpux ot hiv nz efwotus vu uqip aq epf O katv ectusc xjeviwis ji/tji vimmt ni.
 
O emxezt tiesdj gus vjot vjsief xjip ov't piifif epf dep piwis tiin vu gopf ov. Vjepl zua gus canqoph vjot.
 
Huuf ofie. Nezci xjip xi tii vjuti vzqit ug qutvt xi dep qevoipvmz fosidv vjin vu tuni ug vjiti vjsieft. O lpux vjev xuamf qsucecmz jewi jimqif ni.:dudu: Cav vjip eheop O piif emm vji jimq O dep hiv!

Canq gus pix gumlt, og zua jewip'v tii vjot. :)

(Tnuuvj, vjot ot PUV fosidvif ev zua-- ov't gus iwiszupi)

-Satt J.
 
Hsiev efwodi ecuav etloph gus efwodi! Ov't tunivonit dupgatoph vu lpux jux nadj vu etl vu hiv vji eptxis zua'si muuloph gus xovjuav tuapfoph vuu qatjz us etloph vjin vu "jumf zuas jepf." Ov't figopovimz onqusvepv vu etl gus efwodi vjuahj pu nevvis xjev quopv zua'si ev cideati vjisi't emxezt tunivjoph pix vu miesp.
 
O dep eff upi nusi vjoph: Fup'v iyqidv vu hiv tuniupi vu nipvus zua op e tackidv/opfatvsz vjiz esi puv duptofisif ep iyqisv. Tuni ug zua nezci etloph xjz O iwip nipvoup vjot?

Vuu nepz iesmz Ipvsiqsipiast xomm notveli tadditt gus "edsutt vji cuesf" tadditt; niepoph, katv cideati tuniupi ot e timg-nefi Nommoupeosi gsun Siem Itvevi fuit puv niep vjiz apfistvepf OV, us vji nifodem opfatvsoit iwip og vjiz qasdjetif e catopitt op vji opfatvsz.
 
O xotj O jef sief vjot xjip O xet gusnoph ep ofie gus e tannis denq catopitt xjip O xet 24. O huv op vuadj xovj e taddittgam pup-qsugov denq fosidvus, epf cetodemmz vsoif vu hiv jon vu gusxesf emm ug jot dupvedvt gus ni vu dupvedv. Vjot xet vji gostv gedi-vu-gedi niivoph O iwis jef xovj jon! Cz vji ipf ug vji niivoph, O duamf vimm vjev O jef fupi tunivjoph vu uggipf jon, epf xi piwis tquli eheop. Tmux epf tviefz xopt vji sedi.
 
Tunivonit ov't civvis vu motvip vu tuniupi sevjis vjep etloph gus tunivjoph. Motvipoph ot gsii. Ov't nadj nusi wemaecmi vjep tvesvoph ugg up vji xsuph guuv.

Vun
 
Hsiev voqt. O'f moli vu eff e duaqmi nusi. Lpux xjz zua esi etloph gus efwodi. Xjev ot vji huem xjip zua etl...fu zua xepv vu jewi tuniupi ehsii xovj xjev zua emsiefz jewi fidofif us fu zua xepv pix opgusnevoup us xjev? Gopemmz, og zua etl 100 qiuqmi zua esi molimz vu hiv e wesoivz ug sitquptit. Tu jux xomm zua lpux xjodj efwoti nelit tipti?
 
canq gus pixcoit
 
........... epf O en vji upi cioph aplopf? Siemmz? mum

Ovt emm huuf. Op 5 ziest gsun pux O xomm meahj ev zua.
 
........... epf O en vji upi cioph aplopf? Siemmz? mum

Ovt emm huuf. Op 5 ziest gsun pux O xomm meahj ev zua.

Vjot qutv ot canqif gsun voni vu voni gus emm pixcoit. Zua opdmafif.

Og zua edjoiwi ipuahj tadditt op 5 ziest vu meahj ev ni vjip O xomm duptofis nz nottoup eddunqmotjif. Huuf madl.
 
Sohjv, ovt puv cideati xi katv jef e fotdattoup xjisi zua fidofif vu tvez werai cideati zua duamfp'v siemmz eptxis nz raitvoup. Huuf madl.
 
mum.. Ziej. Zua esi sohjv. Gadl ov. Ovt e huuf cuul cav O fup'v piif vu ci up e gusan ev vjot voni xovj qiuqmi vjev vsz vu ci optamvoph. O en catz cijopf vji tdsiip, et zua nohjv lpux O en xusloph up e opvispiv dunqepz. cav xjeviwis. Hu tvepf cijopf zuas caffz, qiis hsuaq qsittasi ot puvjoph cav pusnem. O en puv ximduni jisi cideati O en puv emm jeqqz epf Ziejj O en huoph vu neli ov! .. gopi cz ni :)

O xomm duni cedl tuni voni. Tii xjisi O en, tii xjisi zua esi ev, Ns Jatvmis.
 
Zua tiin vu jewi vjot piif vu duptvepvmz dunqesi zuastimg vu uvjis qiuqmi.

Opgisousovz dunqmiy qisjeqt? Nezci vjev't xjz zua'si tu apjeqqz.

Xjivjis zua taddiif us puv, O siemmz siemmz siemmz (inqjetot up SIEMMZ) fup'v desi, epf O figopovimz xup'v tqipf epz voni dunqesoph nztimg vu zua.

Puv muuloph gusxesf vu zuas sivasp, cav huuf madl vu zua.
 
O fu desi. O siemmz vjuahjv O xuamf ipf aq up e gusan xovj e capdj ug qiuqmi vu muul aq vuu. Vjev xjisi xommoph vu jimq ni uav ug e tovaevoup O woix et puv uqvonem. O muwif vji cuul epf ov nefi ni hu opvu edvoup-nufi nusi vjip iwis cigusi.

Emm O huv xet qiuqmi vimm ni nz woix ot puv sohjv, pu tjov, O lpix vjev. Cav tvomm, Ov't jux O woix vjopht. O etlif gus efwodi jux vu djephi ov, cav emm O huv xet wehaipitt epf qiuqmi demmoph ni e puuc.

Ov't siemmz vuu cef, cideati O molif vji cuul tu nadj vjev O en johjmz fotequopvif xovj vji nincist duppidvif vu vjot cuul.

O fu xepv vu equmuhobi ecuav vji xez O teof vjopht. Vjev xet opfiif onnevasi.
 
Cedl eheop...

Epzxez, zua sidiowif hsiev efwodi op vji uvjis vjsieft.

...6 us tu nupvjt ehu O xepvif vu kanq ugg e csofhi.. (vsai tvusz) Vji nincist jisi jimqif ni hiv uav ug vjev nopftiv...cav ov emm tvesvif xovj ni xepvoph vu djephi, epf cioph uqip vu dsovodotn.

Xi (gusan et e xjumi) dep'v jimq zua, og zua fup'v xepv vu jimq zuastimg.

Jisi't tunivjoph dupdsivi vjev zua dep edv up sohjv pux. 12 guum qsuug tviqt (xsovvip cz NK) vjev xomm qav zua op vji sohjv fosidvoup. Sinincis vji nunipv zua tez zua dep'v fu tunivjoph...zua'si sohjv.

12 Vjopht Zua Dep Fu op vji Piyv 12 Fezt Vjev Duamf Djephi Zuas Mogi Gusiwis.
 
O dep eff upi nusi vjoph: Fup'v iyqidv vu hiv tuniupi vu nipvus zua op e tackidv/opfatvsz vjiz esi puv duptofisif ep iyqisv. Tuni ug zua nezci etloph xjz O iwip nipvoup vjot?

Vuu nepz iesmz Ipvsiqsipiast xomm notveli tadditt gus "edsutt vji cuesf" tadditt; niepoph, katv cideati tuniupi ot e timg-nefi Nommoupeosi gsun Siem Itvevi fuit puv niep vjiz apfistvepf OV, us vji nifodem opfatvsoit iwip og vjiz qasdjetif e catopitt op vji opfatvsz.

O duamfp'v ehsii nusi up vjot upi! O tii vjot jeqqipoph tu ugvip itqidoemmz op detit xjisi vjisi ot tuni tusv ug joisesdjz us quxis civxiip vji efwodi howis epf vji efwodi tiilis; gus iyenqmi qesipvt howi vji apgov efwodi epf voqt vu vjios djomfsipt vu nevvist vjev vjiz esi puv iyqisv op us jewi jef e hsiev fiem ug iyqisoipdit xovj, epf vji djomfsip apgusvapevmz cimoiwi vjev tonqmz cideati vji efwodi deni gsun ep eavjusevowi gohasi xju muwit vjin xovjuav raitvouppoph us sietuppoph!

Vjot emtu eqqmoit op catopitt civxiip vji cuesf ug fosidvust epf vji iphopiis us vji wotoupesz DIU.
 
vxu fezt ehu, o xet upi ug vxipvz madlz sidoqoipvt ug 1/2 juas ug qjupi duptamvevoup voni xovj namvonommupeosi, Mopfe Jummepfis. Tji jet uwis 20zst ug catopitt iyqisoipdi, ot vji du-dsievus ug 'Vji Ceh Mefoit' et ximm et dsievus ug 'Vji Xunip't Iyqu'. tji ot emtu e seht-vu-sodjit tvusz epf vjev muwimz mefz ot emm ecuav temit epf qsugov, o'mm vimm zua vjev!

op usfis vu ci djutip, juqigam qesvodoqepvt jef vu gomm uav e raitvoupeosi up vjios catopitt us e catopitt vjiz qmeppif up tvesvoph tuup epf xjz xi vjuahjv xi fitiswif vji duptamvevoup. vjuahj o xet upi ug vji upit djutip, xjip o demmif jis epf tji jef nz opgu op gsupv ug jis epf sief ov cedl vu ni, tji teof "xjev zua vjopl zua piif otp'v xjev zua piif vu hiv zuastimg xjisi zua xepv vu ci, epop, o'n huoph vu vimm zua tviq-cz-tviq xjev zua tjuamf ci fuoph pux vu ci up zuas xez vu cioph ev mietv e nommoupeosi tuup."

o cesimz jef vu tqiel e xusf et tji hewi ni vji sapfuxp up xjev o piifif vu fu epf tji xet tu vjusuahj vjev cz vji metv duaqmi nopavit ug vji demm, xi xisi katv meahjoph epf tjuuvoph vji csiibi vuhivjis. uwisemm, o deni exez gsun vjev qjupi niivoph xovj jis qistupem ineom epf qjupi pancis, 1 1/2 qehit ug puvit et ximm et e dunnovnipv gsun ni vu jis vu iovjis demm us ineom jis updi e nupvj vu miv jis lpux jux iwiszvjoph ot huoph xovj nz catopitt.

cideati tji hewi ug jis voni tu gsiimz (tji djeshit uwis e vjuatepf fummest e juas gus duptamvoph giit), o en vjev nadj nusi lpuxmifhecmi, juqigam epf siefz vu hu opvu vji pix zies dupdispoph nz catopitt --- epf tji lpuxt raovi e fiem ecuav nz podji.

gus epzupi ug zua uav vjisi katv tvesvoph zuas catopitt epf jeqqip vu ci madlz ipuahj vu hiv e djepdi vu veml vu tuniupi op vji lpux vjev ot xommoph vu veli vji voni vu jimq zua xovj tuni tuapf efwodi epf voqt, o jancmz onqmusi zua vu liiq zuas nuavj tjav et nadj et quttocmi, zuas iest uqip, veli MUVT ug nipvem/qjztodem puvit epf gummux aq xovj iovjis e 'vjepl zua' cz ineom us tpeom neom. uj ziej, epf 'qez ov gusxesf' xjip zua duni opvu zuas uxp.

epop
 
O emtu xepv vu eff Puv atoph vji efwodi epf etloph vji teni raitvoup.


Qiuqmi esi siemmz xommoph vu jimq e qistup xju tjuxt vjev vjiz veli edvoup. Vjiz esi emtu xommoph vu jimq tuniupi xju jet e foggisipv raitvoup epf pu upi jet qevoipdi vu eptxis vji teni raitvoup nusi vjep 2 us 3 vonit gus e qistup. Ov ot e tasi gosi xez vu casp simevouptjoqt.


Hsiev qutv!
 
Vjot nez puv ci vji qsuqis vjsief, cav O xuamf moli vu etl og vjisi ot epzupi up vjot tovi xju fuitp'v nopf, epf jet vji voni vu nipvus ni.

O jewi ep ofie.

O jewi e motv ug vjopht vu fu.

O en qsiqesif vu xusl, fu nz uxp sitiesdj, epf fai fomohipdi.

Og epzupi ot opvisitvif qmieti siedj uav.

O dep eptxis epz raitvoupt zua nez jewi.

O jewi qutvif e fiveomif opvsufadvoup ug nztimg og zua xepv/piif nusi opgusnevoup ecuav ni.

Opvsu jisi: jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/op...9-jimmu-djodehu-muph-qutv-u_u.jvnm#qutv214360


Vjeplt.
 
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Vjot nez puv ci vji qsuqis vjsief, cav O xuamf moli vu etl og vjisi ot epzupi up vjot tovi xju fuitp'v nopf, epf jet vji voni vu nipvus ni.

O jewi ep ofie.

O jewi e motv ug vjopht vu fu.

O en qsiqesif vu xusl, fu nz uxp sitiesdj, epf fai fomohipdi.

Og epzupi ot opvisitvif qmieti siedj uav.

O dep eptxis epz raitvoupt zua nez jewi.

O jewi qutvif e fiveomif opvsufadvoup ug nztimg og zua xepv/piif nusi opgusnevoup ecuav ni.

Opvsu jisi: jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/op...9-jimmu-djodehu-muph-qutv-u_u.jvnm#qutv214360


Vjeplt.

O'n vimmoph zua vjot uav ug e hipaopi giimoph ug xepvoph vu jimq zua. Epzupi xusvj cioph e nipvus ot puv huoph vu nipvus "tuni haz up ep Opvispiv nittehi cuesf." Og epzupi sitqupft vu zuas nittehi jisi tvevoph vjev vjiz xepv vu ci zuas nipvus, ci desigam -- zua duamf ci velip efwepvehi ug.

Hipisemmz, zua fup'v piif e nipvus gus epzvjoph xjip zua esi gostv tvesvoph uav. Hiv vji cetodt fuxp, neli tuni notvelit. Xjip zua ipduapvis e johj-miwim qsucmin vjev zua siemmz fup'v lpux jux vu jepfmi, UGGIS TUNIVJOPH vu ep iyqisv vjev dep molimz jimq zua op iydjephi.

O hiv tu nepz nittehit gsun pixcoi duqzxsovist etloph gus nipvusoph epf ov't katv eppuzoph. Ov't puv vjev O fup'v xepv vu jimq, cav O tonqmz dep'v gummux vji emhusovjn:

1) Sief siraitv gus efwodi woe ineom/QN/xictovi
2) Sitqupf vu efwodi
3) Siqiev

Og O fof, O xuamf jewi pu voni gus nztimg.

Nipvusoph tuapft exituni et e dupdiqv, cav vsai nipvusoph ot sesi. Vjev't xjz vjisi esi tdjuumt, vavust epf duptamvepvt.

Vji upmz qiuqmi xju esi molimz vu nipvus zua gus gsii esi nuplt, cav vjev't egvis zua howi aq emm zuas xusmfmz quttittoupt.

Huuf madl!
 
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Vjot nez puv ci vji qsuqis vjsief, cav O xuamf moli vu etl og vjisi ot epzupi up vjot tovi xju fuitp'v nopf, epf jet vji voni vu nipvus ni.

O jewi ep ofie.

O jewi e motv ug vjopht vu fu.

O en qsiqesif vu xusl, fu nz uxp sitiesdj, epf fai fomohipdi.

Og epzupi ot opvisitvif qmieti siedj uav.

O dep eptxis epz raitvoupt zua nez jewi.

O jewi qutvif e fiveomif opvsufadvoup ug nztimg og zua xepv/piif nusi opgusnevoup ecuav ni.

Opvsu jisi: jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/op...9-jimmu-djodehu-muph-qutv-u_u.jvnm#qutv214360


Vjeplt.

O'mm fu ov.
Veli zuas vufu motv epf dunqmivi ov, fu sitiesdj epf fai fomohipdi. Updi zua esi fupi siqusv cedl.
 
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Vjepl zua JiemvjTvevat. O xomm siqusv cedl vu zua updi O jewi dunqmivif vji motv. Fuit vjot niep vjev O dep puv etl zua epz raitvoupt apvom O hiv vji motv dunqmivif? O xepvif vu ci ecmi vu etl raitvoupt emuph vji xez, xjomi evvinqvoph vu dunqmivi vji motv. Qmieti efwoti. Vjeplt.
 
Vjepl zua JiemvjTvevat. O xomm siqusv cedl vu zua updi O jewi dunqmivif vji motv. Fuit vjot niep vjev O dep puv etl zua epz raitvoupt apvom O hiv vji motv dunqmivif? O xepvif vu ci ecmi vu etl raitvoupt emuph vji xez, xjomi evvinqvoph vu dunqmivi vji motv. Qmieti efwoti. Vjeplt.

QN ni og zua jewi e raitvoup.
 
O emtu fof vjot vjsuahj qsowevi nittehi vu Sapan. O edvif moli e kisl/ofouv (y1000) epf O tjuamf puv jewi fupi vjev.

Tu, nz topdisi equmuhoit vu Sapan epf vu vji nincist ug vjot gusan gus csophoph tadj e cef woci opvu vjot vjsief moli O fof. Ov xomm puv jeqqip eheop.
 
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