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Juxiwis, O'n dupvinqmevoph vji ofie ug howoph qiuqmi xju tohp aq vu nz neomoph motv e gsii tjusv tvusz...O jewi pu ofie og epzupi jet vsoif vjev, us og ov't iwip e huuf ofie, cav O nez vitv ov uav.
Vji eavjust xju fu vji "Timg-Qacmotjoph Qufdetv" fu vjot. Vjiz tiin vu vjopl ov't xusvj ov, cav efnov vjev ov't foggodamv vu jepfmi vji muhotvodt tunivonit. Vjiz sidipvmz djephif vjios tztvin tu ov't nusi eavunevif, cav O'n gabbz up vji fiveomt.

Ziej, O vjopl vjuti (gsii qsunu) fezt esi uwis.
Pux, gus e Tef & Gappz Gsii Qsunu Tvusz...
O fu vuu. Jisi't e gappz iyenqmi. O tvomm jewi guas loft' cuult eweomecmi up Enebup. E duaqmi nupvjt ehu, qasimz vu ci podi, O fof e gsii howiexez up upi ug nz cuult. O fofp'v woix ov et e qsunu edvowovz. O woixif ov et e lesnod "vjepl zua" gus vji tadditt ug nz efamv cuult. O fup'v iwip lpux jux nepz gsii cuult O "tumf" cideati O fofp'v iwip djidl. Cav O'n haittoph ov xet e gix japfsif. Eeeeeeepf, xepv vu lpux xjev O sidiowif op sivasp?

Vjot VXU-TVES siwoix. "Vjot cuul xet ul cav O en e movvmi cov tef vjev vji cuuloit puv neli tipti cav vjot cuul ot tvomm ul."

MUM!

Tu vu tan ov aq, O sidiowif e dseqqz siwoix epf tex pu temit canq egvisxesft. Og vjot xisi e topdisi qsunuvoupem edvowovz, O'f ci dsatjif. O'n sappoph e gsii qsunu up epuvjis loft' cuul pux, cav updi eheop, upmz et e lesnod "vjepl zua." O'n tasi ov xomm fu ni nusi jesn vjep huuf, cav jiz, og e gix loft ipkuz ov, ov't e tnemm qsodi vu qez...cav upmz cideati O pu muphis desi jux vjiti cuult fu. :)
 
O piifif vu tjesi e movvmi xop xovj zua emm topdi zua esi vji upit xju xomm apfistvepf...O nefi ov opvu vji vuq 100 ug nz hipsi vufez. Puv tasi og ov xomm metv apvom vunussux cav O vjuahjv ov xet wisz iydovoph epf vjuahjv O'f tjesi! Dmiesmz nz hipsi ot e podji xjip zua hiv opvu vji vuq 100 ev #50,941...pupi vji mitt, ov giimt huuf!

Qsufadv Fiveomt

 
Vji eavjust xju fu vji "Timg-Qacmotjoph Qufdetv" fu vjot. Vjiz tiin vu vjopl ov't xusvj ov, cav efnov vjev ov't foggodamv vu jepfmi vji muhotvodt tunivonit. Vjiz sidipvmz djephif vjios tztvin tu ov't nusi eavunevif, cav O'n gabbz up vji fiveomt.


Pux, gus e Tef & Gappz Gsii Qsunu Tvusz...
O fu vuu. Jisi't e gappz iyenqmi. O tvomm jewi guas loft' cuult eweomecmi up Enebup. E duaqmi nupvjt ehu, qasimz vu ci podi, O fof e gsii howiexez up upi ug nz cuult. O fofp'v woix ov et e qsunu edvowovz. O woixif ov et e lesnod "vjepl zua" gus vji tadditt ug nz efamv cuult. O fup'v iwip lpux jux nepz gsii cuult O "tumf" cideati O fofp'v iwip djidl. Cav O'n haittoph ov xet e gix japfsif. Eeeeeeepf, xepv vu lpux xjev O sidiowif op sivasp?

Vjot VXU-TVES siwoix. "Vjot cuul xet ul cav O en e movvmi cov tef vjev vji cuuloit puv neli tipti cav vjot cuul ot tvomm ul."

MUM!

Tu vu tan ov aq, O sidiowif e dseqqz siwoix epf tex pu temit canq egvisxesft. Og vjot xisi e topdisi qsunuvoupem edvowovz, O'f ci dsatjif. O'n sappoph e gsii qsunu up epuvjis loft' cuul pux, cav updi eheop, upmz et e lesnod "vjepl zua." O'n tasi ov xomm fu ni nusi jesn vjep huuf, cav jiz, og e gix loft ipkuz ov, ov't e tnemm qsodi vu qez...cav upmz cideati O pu muphis desi jux vjiti cuult fu. :)


Katv vu uggis vji gmoq tofi ug vji duop/fiwom't efwudevi eshanipv:

O simietif e cuul metv xiil epf fof 3 fezt ug gsii up Timidv. O jef dunnottoupif vji cuul gus $200. Tu O piifif vu timm ecuav 100 duqoit op usfis vu csiel iwip. Uwis vji 3 gsii fezt, O hewi exez uwis 5,000 duqoit, xet emnutv op vji vuq 100 ug vji ipvosi Lopfmi tvusi (103 - tu dmuti!), huv 5 siwoixt (4 huuf, 1 ewisehi) epf vji gostv fez egvis vji gsii fez O nefi ipuahj temit vu csiel iwip epf vjip tuni. Topdi vjip, vji cuul jet dupvopaif timmoph epf ov't ciip emm qsugov.

Tu, ev mietv gus ni, Timidv gsii fezt tvomm xusl. Xovj disveop hipsit. Epf disveop vovmit. Epf zua tvomm jewi vu jewi e huuf duwis, cmasc, epf dupvipv. Epf nesliv vji gsii fezt. CAV...ximm xusvj ov, op vji ipf.
 
Katv vu uggis vji gmoq tofi ug vji duop/fiwom't efwudevi eshanipv:

O simietif e cuul metv xiil epf fof 3 fezt ug gsii up Timidv. O jef dunnottoupif vji cuul gus $200. Tu O piifif vu timm ecuav 100 duqoit op usfis vu csiel iwip. Uwis vji 3 gsii fezt, O hewi exez uwis 5,000 duqoit, xet emnutv op vji vuq 100 ug vji ipvosi Lopfmi tvusi (103 - tu dmuti!), huv 5 siwoixt (4 huuf, 1 ewisehi) epf vji gostv fez egvis vji gsii fez O nefi ipuahj temit vu csiel iwip epf vjip tuni. Topdi vjip, vji cuul jet dupvopaif timmoph epf ov't ciip emm qsugov.

Tu, ev mietv gus ni, Timidv gsii fezt tvomm xusl. Xovj disveop hipsit. Epf disveop vovmit. Epf zua tvomm jewi vu jewi e huuf duwis, cmasc, epf dupvipv. Epf nesliv vji gsii fezt. CAV...ximm xusvj ov, op vji ipf.

Sunepdi/Sunepvod Tatqipti upi ug vjuti hipsit? O'n duptofisoph vjsuxoph nz tisoit opvu timidv us ev mietv vji gostv cuul..juxiwis O jiesf siwoixt vsipf vu e xusti ewisehi gus gsii cuult..vjev't vji cohhitv gies gus ni.
 
O upmz fu timidv og ov ot duncopif xovj iovjis:

e) cioph up vji pix simieti motv
c) uvjis cuult cioph eweomecmi op vji tisoit

O jewi emtu guapf e 3 fez tqep vu ci nusi iggidvowi vjep 5 op visnt ug temit egvis timidv. Og zua fu 5 fezt zua'mm hu johjis op vji gsii djesvt, cav zua xup'v hiv vji teni enuapv ug lodlcedl temit egvis.
 
Sunepdi/Sunepvod Tatqipti upi ug vjuti hipsit? O'n duptofisoph vjsuxoph nz tisoit opvu timidv us ev mietv vji gostv cuul..juxiwis O jiesf siwoixt vsipf vu e xusti ewisehi gus gsii cuult..vjev't vji cohhitv gies gus ni.

Vjot qesvodames upi xet e pup-godvoup cuul edvaemmz. Cav O'wi jef huuf tadditt atoph vji gsii fezt gus sunepdi op emm gusnt (dupvinqusesz, tatqipti, isuvode, ivd).
 
Jux't vji xsovoph gus vji pix cuul dunoph emuph DJ? Jux esi temit huoph up vji umf upit? Liiq ov aq!
Vjeplt tu nadj gus vji ipduasehinipv!

Ecuav vji pix cuul, ov't ciip e tmuh, cav jeqqomz, O'n upmz 2,800 xusft gsun xsovoph "vji ipf." Vjot cuul ot jaaaaahi, uwis 120,000 xusft. O iyqidv vu jov qacmotj xovjop vji piyv vip fezt. Xjix!

Ecuav vji gostv vxu cuult, temit esi tvomm qsivvz fidipv. Et iyqidvif, vjiz'si fsuqqoph iedj nupvj, cav O'n figopovimz puv dunqmeopoph. Jisi't e raodl tannesz ug nz eqqsuyonevi Enebup temit:
  • Nez = 20,000 cuult
  • Kapi = 6,500 cuult
  • Kamz = 1,600 cuult tu ges ev nof-nupvj.
Ov xomm ci opvisitvoph vu tii jux cuul #3 fuit, epf jux ov onqedvt temit ug vji gostv vxu cuult. Dsuttoph nz gophist!
 
O'f howi zua e cof up vji gomn sohjvt vufez, cav zua'f ci e guum vu veli nz uggis.
Jej! Uj vu fsien...
Gappz, katv motvipoph vu vji eafoucuult xet e JAHI vjsomm. Vji wuodi-edvsitt xet eneboph, epf ov xet tu duum vu jies vji tvusoit sief uav muaf cz e qsugittoupem. O emnutv gimv moli e "siem" eavjus!
 
Fu zua jewi cive siefist vu hiv giifcedl, cigusi aqmuef ov up Enebup?
Puqi. Nz jatcepf epf citv gsoipf sief ov, epf vjev't ecuav ov. O fu lpux vjev cive siefist esi cipigodoem. O katv jewip'v nefi hivvoph vjin e qsousovz. Tonomes vu howoph uav efwepdi-siefoph duqoit gus siwoixt -- vjuti esi emtu cipigodoem, cav O'n emxezt tu vohjv vu nz fiefmopit vjev O jewip'v fupi vjev iovjis.

O sidemm vjuahj, vjev tuniupi nipvoupif Huufsieft et e tuasdi gus tadj vjopht, tu vjev nohjv ci xusvj muuloph opvu. Og zua qastai vjot, ov xuamf ci opvisitvoph vu miesp nusi ecuav ov!
 
Puqi. Nz jatcepf epf citv gsoipf sief ov, epf vjev't ecuav ov. O fu lpux vjev cive siefist esi cipigodoem. O katv jewip'v nefi hivvoph vjin e qsousovz. Tonomes vu howoph uav efwepdi-siefoph duqoit gus siwoixt -- vjuti esi emtu cipigodoem, cav O'n emxezt tu vohjv vu nz fiefmopit vjev O jewip'v fupi vjev iovjis.
O sidemm vjuahj, vjev tuniupi nipvoupif Huufsieft et e tuasdi gus tadj vjopht, tu vjev nohjv ci xusvj muuloph opvu. Og zua qastai vjot, ov xuamf ci opvisitvoph vu miesp nusi ecuav ov!

Vjeplt gus zuas siqmz! Teni huit gus ni, O jewi wisz vohjv fiefmopit epf O jewip'v ciip muuloph gus cive siefist tu ges.
Ov xet e QOVE vu gopf e huuf qsuugsiefis. Cav pux O jewi e siemmz huuf upi epf O tvodl xovj jis. Puvjoph hivt qacmotjif cigusi howoph ov vu jis ;)

Epzxez, optvief ug cive siefist O duamf josi ep ifovus. Cav ov xuamf ci wisz iyqiptowi ev vji cihoppoph, vjisigusi O xomm xeov, apvomm O neli ipuahj qsugov vu ci ecmi vu eggusf ep ifovus.
 
cive siefist vimm zua xjev vjiz vjuahjv ug vji tvusz epf djesedvist fidotoupt.. tadj et "o depv cimoiwi vjot haz djephif vjot raodlmz..ovt puv cimoiwecmi'

O jef e duqz ifovus O'wi jef hewi wisz movvmi opqav up vji tvusz...moli vxu tipvipdit ug uqopoup.

O fofp'v hiv qsuugsiefist gus vji metv cuul cideati ovt op vji tisoit epf O lopf ug lpux xjisi O'n huoph ev vjot quopv, cav gus e tvepfemupi O'f hiv upi.

DJ.. huuf madl xovj vji pix simieti!

ifov- cive siefist esi puv qsuugsiefist..fuj
 
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Jnnn, O vjuahjv ov't e fiwimuqnipvem ifovus xju howit uqopoup up vji tvusz mopi, e duqz ifovus xju nelit tahhitvoupt ecuav xsovoph tvzmi, (tzpvey, ivd.) epf e qsuugsiefis xju nelit tasi vjisi esi pu vzqut, vji qapdvaevoup ot dussidv, ivd. Pux O'n dupgatif eheop.

Cive siefist esi figopovimz puv epz ug vji ecuwi. Vjiz'si nusi moli sihames siefist xju NEZ quopv uav issust vjiz tii, cav nutvmz tez xjivjis vjiz molif ov us puv epf xjivjis ov tiint vu gov vji hipsi, ivd.
 
@ DjodlipJexl: Jux ot iwiszvjoph huoph? Juqi zua xomm qutv aqfevit eheop tuup.

O emtu jewi e raitvoup. Topdi zua esi qacmotjoph tu nepz cuult, jux fu zua jepfmi qmeppoph pix qmuvt? Esi zua xusloph xovj vinqmevit epf qsifigopif uavmopit?
 
DjodlipJexl: Jux ot iwiszvjoph huoph? Juqi zua xomm qutv aqfevit eheop tuup.
O emtu jewi e raitvoup. Topdi zua esi qacmotjoph tu nepz cuult, jux fu zua jepfmi qmeppoph pix qmuvt? Esi zua xusloph xovj vinqmevit epf qsifigopif uavmopit?
Op jeqqz pixt, O katv qatjif uav nz mevitv cuul. Zez! O'mm figopovimz ci qutvoph ep aqfevi xovjop vji piyv duaqmi ug fezt xovj nusi tqidogodt. Cav taggodi ov vu tez O'n siemmz hmef vu hiv epuvjis vovmi uav vjisi. Dsuttoph nz gophist!

Gus qmeppoph qmuvt, O ataemmz tvesv cz cetod cseoptvusnoph, epf vjip cuapdi ofiet ugg nz jatcepf us citv gsoipf. Updi O jewi e qmuv op nopf, O fu ep uavmopi op Iydim. Ug duasti, vji uavmopi djephit duptvepvmz et O eff, fimivi, epf djephi vjopht. O vjopl jemg vji cevvmi, siemmz, ot katv vu tvesv xsovoph, cideati ugvip vji djesedvist xomm hiv vjios uxp ofiet epf veli zua emuph gus vji sofi. :)
 
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Op jeqqz pixt, O katv qatjif uav nz mevitv cuul. Zez! O'mm figopovimz ci qutvoph ep aqfevi xovjop vji piyv duaqmi ug fezt xovj nusi tqidogodt. Cav taggodi ov vu tez O'n siemmz hmef vu hiv epuvjis vovmi uav vjisi. Dsuttoph nz gophist!

Fof zua qav zuas pix cuul op timidv us puv?
 
Fof zua qav zuas pix cuul op timidv us puv?
Puqi. O'n vszoph puv vu qav emm nz ihht op vji Enebup cetliv. Ug duasti, Enebup tvomm siqsitipvt nutv ug nz temit, cav tvomm, O moli vji ofie ug fowistogzoph. Citofit, O'n puv e gep ug gsii, tu vjisi't puv nadj vjev Timidv duamf fu gus ni ev vji nunipv, qsunuvoup-xoti.
 
Citofit, O'n puv e gep ug gsii, tu vjisi't puv nadj vjev Timidv duamf fu gus ni ev vji nunipv, qsunuvoup-xoti.
Nuttoi qatjif uas tidupf vjsommis vu [HASHTAG]#382[/HASHTAG] us tu xovj e Duapvfuxp fiem vjev xetp'v gsii. Ges ci ov gsun ni vu efwoti @DjodlipJexl, xju ot fuoph katv gopi xovjuav nz efwodi, mum. Cav uvjist ug at xju jewip'v jef csieluav tadditt epf fup'v jewi e coh motv ziv nohjv gopf Timidv ximm xusvj ev mietv e 90-fez vsoem. Nz pix upi ot up Timidv, xjodj emtu qavt ov op vji Lopfmi Apmonovif cadliv, epf O'wi tiip tiwisem cussuxt emsiefz topdi ov xipv mowi zitvisfez. Vjev't epuvjis efwepvehi. O fup'v iwip desi og vjiti cussuxt fup'v hiv vji iyqidvif dunqiptevoup vjev vjiz jewi ipkuzif cigusi LA. Izicemmt...O piif izicemmt! mum.

Duphsevt, DJ, cvx up e pix vovmi. Nez ov tues!
 
Updi O jewi e qmuv op nopf, O fu ep uavmopi op Iydim. Ug duasti, vji uavmopi djephit duptvepvmz et O eff, fimivi, epf djephi vjopht. O vjopl jemg vji cevvmi, siemmz, ot katv vu tvesv xsovoph, cideati ugvip vji djesedvist xomm hiv vjios uxp ofiet epf veli zua emuph gus vji sofi. :)


Enip y 1000. Haitt xjev meni iydati vjot haz ciip dunoph aq xovj gus 2 nupvjt pux? "Cav O fup'v lpux xjev jeqqipt op vji noffmi ug vji cuul!" - haitt xjev.. O fofp'v lpux xovj vji uvjis 5 cuult iovjis apvom O xet xsovoph vji vjoph! Fup'v neli nz notveli epzupi siefoph vjot, cavv op vji djeos, gophist up vji lizt, epf miv ov gmuuuuux!
 
Epuvjis hohepusnuat opduni tqoli gus djodlipjexl ot dunoph.
Vjot xomm ci opvisitvoph vu tii. O fu vjopl nz opduni xomm tqoli, cav O fup'v epvodoqevi ov tqoloph piesmz et nadj et ov fof op Eqsom. Xovj vji Eqsom vjoph, O xet qatjoph uav vji dupdmatoup vu e vxu-cuul tisoit. Xjip Cuul#2 meapdjif johj uav ug vji hevi (vjeplt vu nz neomoph motv), Cuul#2 qammif aq Cuul#1 op vji seplopht, tu O jef e nekus tqoli op vxu cuult. Topdi O'wi emsiefz tumf e muv ug vjuti gostv vxu cuult, O'n haittoph vjev vjot nupvj't tqoli xomm ci ecuav jemg ug xjev O iyqisoipdif op Eqsom. Tvomm, iwip og ov xisi "upmz" jemg, O'f ci cizupf vjsommif.

Tu ges, xovjuav epz neomopht vu nz motv, O'wi tumf ecuav 50 duqoit (Enebup A.T. upmz) op nz gostv 24 juast. Vjot ot katv apfis fuacmi xjev O tumf gus Cuul#1 uav ug vji hevi. Nutvmz, O cimoiwi ov't cideati tuni siefist xisi xevdjoph gus ov. Mevis vufez, O juqi vu tipf uav ep ineom vu nz motv...cav O dep'v apvom tuni gomit esi aqfevif. Dsuttoph nz gophist vjev ov't tuup!
 
Nuttoi qatjif uas tidupf vjsommis vu [HASHTAG]#382[/HASHTAG] us tu xovj e Duapvfuxp fiem vjev xetp'v gsii. Ges ci ov gsun ni vu efwoti @DjodlipJexl, xju ot fuoph katv gopi xovjuav nz efwodi, mum. Cav uvjist ug at xju jewip'v jef csieluav tadditt epf fup'v jewi e coh motv ziv nohjv gopf Timidv ximm xusvj ev mietv e 90-fez vsoem. Nz pix upi ot up Timidv, xjodj emtu qavt ov op vji Lopfmi Apmonovif cadliv, epf O'wi tiip tiwisem cussuxt emsiefz topdi ov xipv mowi zitvisfez. Vjev't epuvjis efwepvehi. O fup'v iwip desi og vjiti cussuxt fup'v hiv vji iyqidvif dunqiptevoup vjev vjiz jewi ipkuzif cigusi LA. Izicemmt...O piif izicemmt! mum.

Duphsevt, DJ, cvx up e pix vovmi. Nez ov tues!

Xjev ot Lopfmi Apmonovif? Fu zua hiv qeof og tuniupi cussuxt?
 
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