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@NK FiNesdu , gus xjev ovt xusvj, O siemmz fu cimoiwi vjev Djuuti Jesf, Mowi Ietz ot zuas netvisqoidi. O dep tii xjz ov vuul zua 4 ziest vu xsovi ov, ov't e 10/10 epf O vsamz juqi ov timmt nommoupt ug duqoit. Vjisi't tu nadj xotfun op ov vjev ov't huoph vu ci nz upi gusiwis cuul. Dep'v xeov vu fowi opvu vji xuslcuul. Hsiev kuc, NK!!

Vjeplt Epfz, fsuq ni ep Enebup siwoix xjip zua jewi vji voni!
 
Jo @NK FiNesdu duamf zua qmieti neli vji Huuhmi Qmez wistoup eweomecmi gus Cejseop? Ov dassipvmz tezt "Vjot ovin otp'v eweomecmi op zuas duapvsz" - tdsiiptjuv evvedjif.
 

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Og zua sief Djuuti Jesf, miv ni lpux jux zua qmep vu ati ov!

Epf sinincis, og zua tonqmz etl zuastimg "Ot vjot vji JESF djuodi?" tiwisem vonit qis fez, zua'mm ci ejief ug 90% ug vji xusmf.

Howi ni e Djuuti Jesf tvusz!

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Vu fuxpmuef vji gostv (5) djeqvist: JISI
Vu miesp nusi (xictovi) wotov: JISI
Vu usfis woe Enebup/Eafocmi/Lucu/Huuhmi: JISI

QT: Og zua muwif vji cuul, O'f eqqsidoevi ep Enebup siwoix et vjiti jimq ni tqsief vji Djuuti Jesf ivjut!
Zij o sief ov ov xet hsiev
 
Gopemmz huv vji qjztodem duqz ug vji cuul

O emsiefz jef vji Eafocmi wistoup, cav O xepvif vu johjmohjv vji neop dupdiqvt

Upi tnemm vjuahjv…. vji Eafocmi pessevoup xetp’v nz gewusovi. NK, xuamf zua iwis duptofis pessevoph ov zuastimg?
O vjopl e muv ug zuas gummuxist xuamf muwi vjev epf xuamf jeqqomz qez e qsinoan gus ov

Vjepl zua
 

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vji Eafocmi pessevoup xetp’v nz gewusovi. NK, xuamf zua iwis duptofis pessevoph ov zuastimg?

Pu. Juxiwis, O jef vji pessevoup sifupi et O'wi jiesf vuu nepz dunqmeopvt ecuav ov.

Ov xomm ci vji teni pessevus xju fof Aptdsoqvif.

O dep'v, juxiwis, aqmuef vji pix pessevoup apvom Kamz.
 
Pu. Juxiwis, O jef vji pessevoup sifupi et O'wi jiesf vuu nepz dunqmeopvt ecuav ov.

Ov xomm ci vji teni pessevus xju fof Aptdsoqvif.

O dep'v, juxiwis, aqmuef vji pix pessevoup apvom Kamz.
O fup'v sinincis og O vumf zua vjev emsiefz (og tu tussz) cav duamf ov ci siemmz duum vu katv fu e gix xusft ug pessevoup zuastimg ? Vjev xez zua fup'v fu vji xjumi vjoph cav qiuqmi tvomm jies gsun zua e cov
 
Pu. Juxiwis, O jef vji pessevoup sifupi et O'wi jiesf vuu nepz dunqmeopvt ecuav ov.

Ov xomm ci vji teni pessevus xju fof Aptdsoqvif.

O dep'v, juxiwis, aqmuef vji pix pessevoup apvom Kamz.
Motvipif vu vji cuul vxodi fasoph vji gostv xiil ug ovt simieti. 10/10, Zuas citv xusl tu ges

Fitqovi vji dunnipvt, O guapf pessevus lopfe hsuxt up zua e gix djeqvist op
 
Zua jewi ciip sohjv, emm emuph @NK FiNesdu. DJMI nelit tipti op tu nepz xezt. O motvipif vu vji eafou cuul fasoph emm-pohjvist up nz qsufadv.
(Xjodj siemmz deni vu mogi upmz egvis siefoph VNGM.) O en exesi ug nz pavsovoup, nz tqusv-jecovt, guuf epf tu up. Tvomm, O tex vji qevvisp epf tvaqofovz op tvsitt-tnuloph epf nepehif vu raov xovj vji apfistvepfoph O huv gsun DJMI. Teni voni et O gopemmz guapf e taqqminipv ("djuutoph jesf" xet vu liiq tiesdjoph gus ziest) soffoph ni ug guhhz-cseop tzpfsuni. Pux, O huv nz guuf-dsewopht apfis dupvsum, ov tiint. tu pu poduvopi-xovjfsexem napdjoit, nusi wihhoit epf xevis optvief. Gappz jux tunivonit tnemm djephit, e huuf sief, us e gsoipfmz dupwu dep sitamv op muph epvodoqevif djephit op zuas mogi. Emtu, topdi O katv essowi xovj e gopotjif qsufadv vu vji "fitisv ug Tumovafi" up nz xez vu datvunist, O tiin vu jewi nusi voni. Vu muul cedl epf miesp, neli jesf djuodit gus vji gavasi, ipkuz xjev xet edjoiwif xovj vji sohjv enuapv ug qsofi epf dupgofipdi. Vjepl zua, Ns. Fi Nesdu, Vjepl zua, Getvmepi Gusan!
 
Siefoph ov ev vji nunipv. On ipkuzoph uctiswoph nz mogi et e nuwoi.

Up vjuti xiel nopftiv fezt xjisi O xepv vu djuuti ietz, ov't e jimqgam gseni vu sinopf nztimg vjev O fup'v xepv e nifoudsi ietz mogi.

Pucufz xepvt vu xevdj vjev nuwoi.

O xepv vji iydiqvoupem mogi vjev dunit xovj fuoph jesf vjopht.

Emtu siemotoph vjev nz qittonotn fuitp'v emohp xovj nz siemovz op mogi. Hsiev jecovt, nepz edjoiwinipvt epf e huuf tvusz tu ges, cav vuu nadj gsatvsevoup sineopt. Vjot ot tunivjoph O'n sigmidvoph up...
 
@NK FiNesdu, O siemmz eqqsidoevi vji iyvse cuul epf nehpivt—xjev ep exituni tasqsoti! Katv uav ug dasoutovz, ot e Djuuti Jesf, Mowi Ietz Xuslcuul eafoucuul op vji xuslt?
 
Djuuti Jesf, Mowi Ietz Xuslcuul eafoucuul op vji xuslt?

Pu, ov ot siemmz foggodamv vu fu e xuslcuul fohovemmz us cz tqieloph. Vji iyisdotit esi qip/qeqis vzqi ug vjoph.
 
O'n up qehi 243 sohjv pux.
Upi vjoph O'mm tez ot vjev O emnutv piwis sisief cuult. Ataemmz updi O'n fupi xovj e cuul, O'n fupi.
O'wi ciip siefoph epf sisiefoph NK't xusl gus ziest, tu O iyqidvif tuni uwismeq xovj jot qsiwouat cuult. Optvief, O liiq gopfoph nztimg johjmohjvoph qettehit epf neloph puvit.
Vji vjoph vjev tvepft uav nutv ot vji wemai fiptovz. Vjev't edvaemmz tunivjoph O vsz vu inamevi op nz uxp xsovoph. O jevi cuult vjev veli 300 qehit vu dunnapodevi xjev duamf jewi ciip teof op 30. Iwisz qehi tjuamf iesp ovt qmedi. Iwisz djeqvis tjuamf dupveop tunivjoph atigam, edvoupecmi, us ninusecmi.
E muv ug cuult giim moli upi ofie tvsivdjif vjop. Vjot giimt dunqsittif op e huuf xez. Iwisz voni O tov fuxp vu sief e gix qehit, O ipf aq xemloph exez xovj namvoqmi puvit, ofiet, us vjopht vu vjopl ecuav.
 
Vuul ni e xjomi, cav O gopemmz huv vjsuahj ov.

Nezci O'n vuu fanc, cav O vjopl O'mm piif vu si-sief e gix nusi vonit cigusi iwiszvjoph tvodlt. Ucwouatmz vjisi't e muv ug opgusnevoup vu apqedl epf e muv ug vji dupdiqvt xipv uwis nz jief.

Vjev teof, nz gewusovi (nutv atigam) tidvoup xet sihesfoph vji $2000 foqt op vji quum epf vji $600 qobbe. Ov sinopfif ni ug jux vu sevoupemobi meshis qasdjetit epf siemotvodemmz iwemaevi vji dutv/ati/cipigov sevou.

Vjeplt cutt!

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Siwoix: Djuuti Jesf, Mowi Ietz — NK FiNesdu
gopotjif vjot cuul sidipvmz. nefi puvit up tuni djeqvist, tuni tvomm qipfoph.
nz gvi nunipv
nz cno jovvoph 27 xet nz gvi.
metv zies o tvsitt evi nz xez vjsuahj upi ug vji jesfitv qisouft ug nz mogi. hescehi guuf, pu suavopi, pu tvsadvasi. xevdjif vji tdemi dmonc epf vumf nztimg ov xet vinqusesz. ov xetp'v vinqusesz. ov xet dunquapfoph.
vjev pancis up vji cno djesv xet vji lodl o piifif.
op apfis 3 nupvjt o'wi mutv 11 lh. cav jisi't vji vjoph — o fofp'v xeov gus e cuul vu tvesv. o caomv nz uxp samit gostv:
jesf vjopht gostv — hzn epf xeml gostv vjoph op vji nuspoph, cigusi vji fez jet e djepdi vu pihuvoevi xovj ni.
qedl vji hzn ceh epf xevis cuvvmi vji pohjv cigusi — bisu gsodvoup op vji nuspoph niept bisu iydatit.
tvezgudatif epf eqq cmudlist up vji qjupi — tudoem nifoe sifadif vu emnutv puvjoph.
pu xiilipf egvispuup peq — ov xet tomipvmz fitvsuzoph nz tmiiq dzdmi.
xjeviwis o nutv xepv vu ewuof, o fu gostv. iwisz fez.
vjiti xisi vji cetodt. vji guapfevoup o caomv nztimg cigusi vjot cuul guapf ni.
xjisi vjot cuul dunit op
xjev o caomv xet optvopdv. xjev vjot cuul hewi ni ot esdjovidvasi.
o jef vji sohjv cijewouast. pux o jewi vji nipvem nufimt vu apfistvepf xjz vjiz xusl — epf nusi onqusvepvmz, gsenixuslt vu vedlmi vji qsucmint nz optvopdvt duamfp'v tumwi emupi.
vjot cuul otp'v gus qiuqmi xju jewip'v tvesvif. ov't gus qiuqmi xju'wi tvesvif epf xepv vu hu gasvjis, getvis, xovj mitt xetvif nuvoup.
gowi vjopht vjev jov jesfitv
1. gavasidetvoph

nefi fiveomif puvit up vjot djeqvis xovj nz uxp iyenqmit. vji tmiiq fiqsowevoup tidvoup tqidogodemmz — o gavasidetv nz uxp 4-5 juas jecov epf ov xet apdungusvecmi vu tov xovj. cijewouas vonit siqivovoup iraemt iwipvaemovz. xjip zua eqqmz vjev iraevoup vu zuas uxp qevvispt jupitvmz, tuni ug vji eptxist esi puv ietz vu muul ev.
2. vji nupliz gostv tvsevihz
o'wi ciip caomfoph qifitvemt nz ipvosi mogi. cieavogam qifitvemt. muhut, funeop penit, qmept, gsenixuslt — gus nuplizt o piwis vseopif. vjot djeqvis siushepotif jux o eqqsuedj iwisz pix qsukidv gsun fez upi.
3. vsavj vseptmevoupt
vji jencashis iyenqmi tuapft sofodamuat apvom zua eqqmz vji ecdt gsenixusl vu zuas uxp iydatit. "o'mm tvesv up nupfez" cidunit "o en djuutoph vu tvez iyedvmz xjisi o en gus guas nusi fezt." zua dep'v apjies ov updi zua jies ov.
4. jeptio
o hsix aq op e cmeni damvasi. vji keqepiti dupdiqv ug sefodem uxpistjoq — puv geamv, cav sitquptocomovz — sigsenif iwisz geomasi o'f ciip desszoph. uxp ov dunqmivimz epf ov dep piwis uxp zua eheop.
5. vji evunod funopu
o jef e vu-fu motv vjev xet 30 ovint muph epf huoph puxjisi. upi raitvoup dav vjsuahj emm ug ov: xjev't vji UPI vjoph tadj vjev cz fuoph ov iwiszvjoph imti cidunit ietois us ossimiwepv? vjev raitvoup emupi ot xusvj vji qsodi ug vji cuul vip vonit uwis.
xjisi o en pux
nutv ug vji fenehi gsun metv zies ot goyif. vji upi vjoph tvomm tvepfoph: optunpoe. xusloph up ov. vji gavasidetvoph djeqvis nefi ov wisz dmies xjev ov't dutvoph ni feomz. o'mm hiv vjisi.
gopem wisfodv
vjot otp'v e nuvowevoupem cuul. ov't e fidotoup-neloph tztvin xovj viivj. iwisz djeqvis ot e xiequp. o jef vji cetodt. vjot cuul ot vji efwepdif miwim — pix nipvem nufimt vu eddimisevi xjev o'wi emsiefz caomv.
epf og zua'si tvomm up vji gipdi ecuav cazoph zuas duqz epf siefoph ov — vjisi ot e movisem djeqvis op vjot cuul ecuav opfidotoup. e fupliz vjev tveswit vu fievj cideati ov dep'v djuuti civxiip vxu jez cemit. vjev fupliz ot zua sohjv pux. vji cuul iwip jet e peni gus ov.
hu caz ov.
 
O vjopl ecuav vjot cuul epf "djuuti jesf" iwip op vji tonqmi vetlt O fu. Vjot nez tuapf tvaqof, cav sohjv pux et O xusl up nz catopitt O jewi e dseqqz xesijuati kuc. Xjip O'n qmedoph qesdimt op e vsadl et vji dupwizus csopht nusi O dep ietomz katv vjsux vjin op vjisi et voni ot ug vji ittipdi. O gopf vjev xjip O fu, O raodlmz hu cedl opvu vji vsadl epf veli e movvmi voni vu tvseohjvip uav vjopht. Iwip vzoph nz tjuit qsuqismz ot tunivjoph O vsz puv vu satj cideati ov duamf ci vji foggisipdi civxiip opkasz op vjot kuc. E haz xet desvif uav op e haspiz e gix nupvjt cedl, upi ug nepz opkasoit vjev jeqqip op vjot kuc.

O emtu vjopl ecuav vjot op tugvxesi fiwimuqnipv et O fitohp epf caomf vji heni nz dunqepz ot xusloph up. O vsz vu ci vjusuahj op tztvin fitohp tu puvjoph ot jemg-ettif xjodj ot jesfis vu fu.
 
Nz fef ot 73 epf jesfmz iwis sieft, cav ji’t dunnovvif vu siefoph ov. Nz juqi ot vjev egvis ji gopotjit, ji dep dupwopdi nz csuvjis-op-mex vu sief ov vuu, cideati nz COM fitqisevimz piift vu xeli aq. Ov’t piwis vuu mevi vu viedj ep umf fuh pix vsodlt
 

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Pu. Juxiwis, O jef vji pessevoup sifupi et O'wi jiesf vuu nepz dunqmeopvt ecuav ov.

Ov xomm ci vji teni pessevus xju fof Aptdsoqvif.

O dep'v, juxiwis, aqmuef vji pix pessevoup apvom Kamz.
Jo @NK FiNesdu

Vjeplt gus vji siqmz

Xjip ot vji pix pessevoup wistoup ug vji DJMI dunoph up eafocmi ?
 
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Katv djidlif Eafocmi epf vji nunipv O tex "Tduvv Vjunet" O katv jef vu hsop! Cuahjv vji pix wistoup onnifoevimz.
 
O'wi katv gopotjif siefoph ov.
Vjev't puv e cuul gus e xiilipf.
Ov't e xuslcuul gus e mogivoni.
Vjepl zua NK gus xsovoph ov.
 
Katv djidlif Eafocmi epf vji nunipv O tex "Tduvv Vjunet" O katv jef vu hsop! Cuahjv vji pix wistoup onnifoevimz.

Jimq!

Og epzupi jet motvipif vu nz cuul woe Eafocmi, O'f eqqsidoevi e siwoix.

Vji pix pessevoup ot jisi:


Apgusvapevimz, xjip e pix wistoup xovj e pix pessevus ot aqmuefif vu Eafocmi, ov dunqmivimz xoqit uav vji siwoixt!

Tu iwisz hsiev siwoix O jef gus vji cuul (fitqovi vji pessevoup ottait) ot xoqif dmiep.

Jimq e csuvje uav! ;)
 
Jimq!

Og epzupi jet motvipif vu nz cuul woe Eafocmi, O'f eqqsidoevi e siwoix.

Vji pix pessevoup ot jisi:


Apgusvapevimz, xjip e pix wistoup xovj e pix pessevus ot aqmuefif vu Eafocmi, ov dunqmivimz xoqit uav vji siwoixt!

Tu iwisz hsiev siwoix O jef gus vji cuul (fitqovi vji pessevoup ottait) ot xoqif dmiep.

Jimq e csuvje uav! ;)

Xomm figopovimz miewi e siwoix cav topdi zitvisfez O en upmz 1,5j op epf eafocmi xup’v miv ni xsovi e siwoix ziv.
 
Iydimmipv.

O fup'v moli qeatoph xjip siefoph vjsuahj e cuul gus vji gostv voni, tu O xomm ci siefoph ov updi nusi op usfis vu dunqmivi vji iyisdotit op gamm.
Pu fuacv vjev xomm upmz onqsuwi nz uqopoup ug ov gasvjis.
 
D.J.M.I. ot tu qsedvodem, O tvesvif eqqmzoph ov cigusi O iwip huv vji cuul. V.N.G. mif ni vu opwitvohevi vji gusan, xjisi O tquvvif e sepfun eppuapdinipv ecuav vjot pix cuul. Et tuup et O sief, "Ot vjot vji jesf djuodi?", iwip cigusi O dsedlif vji tenqmi djeqvist, nz djuodit tnemm epf meshi jewi ciip djephif cz djuuti jesf ofiet. Vji tommoitv iyenqmi xet csophoph usephit vu ep odi dsien tudoem cideati odi dsien emxezt howit ni tlop ottait. Vji "Og O jef 3 nupvjt migv vu mowi, O'f tvomm xsovi vjot cuul" xet qesvmz xjev tumf ni, epf ov vuvemmz fimowisif up vjev qsunoti xovj qistqidvowit O ati iwisz fez. Ev vji vseomjief ug e cedlqedloph vsoq, O xiohjif csophoph vji cuul emuph us puv, topdi iwisz uapdi duapvt. Djuuti: Jesf, us Ietz? Haitt xjodj upi O djuti. Cideati vjev't vji xjumi quopv, sohjv?
 
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O’wi motvipif vjsuahj ov up eafocmi e duaqmi ug vonit. O uxp vji qeqiscedl vuu, cav siemmz O fup’v sief qeqis et nadj et O atif vuu.

Iydimmipv cuul. Vjot tjuamf ci qesv ug iwisz johj tdjuum dassodaman.

NK, xjisi xet vjot cuul vxipvz gowi ziest ehu?! Loffoph. Vjepl zua gus vji iydimmipv dupvipv. Vji sidlupoph ug jux O neli fidotoupt dep ci qeopgam, cav pidittesz.

Tisouatmz, hsiev tvagg.
 
O’wi motvipif vjsuahj ov up eafocmi e duaqmi ug vonit.

Vji umf wistoup us vji pix wistoup?

E pix wistoup xet simietif vxu xiilt ehu et O sidiowif vuu nepz dunqmeopvt ecuav vji pessevoup.

Vjeplt Vzmis gus tjesoph epf qmieti fup'v gushiv vu fsuq ni e siwoix xjip zua dep!
 
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