From: alsontra@hotmail.com
Date: Fri Jul 16 2004 - 20:33:54 GMT-3
It's all about the journey. Congats!
Alsontra
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharma, Mohit" <mohit.sharma@hp.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Cc: "Martin Shortland" <martin@kineticedu.com>;
<holger_hasenaug@bbn.exch.hp.com>; <mohit.sharma@hp.com>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 10:23 AM
Subject: A New Life.
> HI All,
>
> At last I get to write this mail. I still cant believe it that I am
> doing it. I made it yesterday at Brussels. This was the third attempt
> for me. And I still cant get the feeling that I HAVE that number, the
> number for which I worked so hard, for the last two years.
> It was as hard as it could be, spending the nights and the beautiful
> summer evenings in the office, going away from my wife and my so lovely
> 3 year old daughter and not seeing her for days. The frustration of
> failing and the agony. Somehow I believe only you people can understand
> that, the pain and the suffering and the JOY of passing can this exam
> can only be really felt and understood by the people who are a part of
> CUIE.
>
> Guys I have to share this with you, I may be rambling a lot here, for so
> long I thought about what I will write once I pass, and now when I am
> really doing it I don't know what. I know that a mail, a success story
> was always a source of motivation for me.
>
> Thanx to my family without whose help and support I would never have
> achieved this. Thanx for standing by me, when I failed and to my wife
> for being there with me, for having taking the ups and downs of my moods
> with that knowing smile of yours. Thanx to my baby, who was always
> wishes me GOOD Luck, whenever I leave the house. That was the hardest
> part, to away from her playful smiles, especially on the weekends.
> A special Thanx to my mentor and my friend Holger Hasenaug, a long term
> CCIE with infinite knowledge and more importantly kindness, who set me
> on this path, who more or less introduced to me the Cisco networking
> world, and put me on the path to CCIE.
> A great and heartfelt Thanx goes to Martin Shortland of Kinetic Edu, who
> put me on the right track with his bootcamp, whose training helped me to
> see what ALL I had been missing in my studies, and who helped me to
> understand the intricacies of the networking protocols. I have never
> seen or met a trainer like you, believe me guys, even after a long time
> from my training he was always there to help and to answer any queries I
> had. You are the best Martin and I would highly recommend you to anybody
> studying for this exam. Martin can be reached at martin@kineticedu.com.
> Ohh Yes and before I forget, in his bootcamp make sure that you are
> prepared to test your humor skills in addition to your networking skills
> ;-)
>
> I also used the IE workbook for the preparation, and believe me guys
> it's in a class of its own. The solution guide is awesome and could have
> very easily been sold separately as the best reference. Thanx Brian's
> amazing work.
>
> Also I would like to mention a special Thanx to Scott Morris, for his so
> great posts, specially his ability to include humor in any kind of post,
> whatever it may. Your posts really help to bring up the sullen mood.
>
> And a Thanx to all of you, for making this forum the BEST there ever can
> be. Believe me guys, this is and will be the single most extensive
> source of information you could ever find. Even till the last day of my
> exam, I made sure to check all the messages on this forum.
>
> And Yes, I would also like to mention here, that after my second
> attempt, I really felt so disappointed and frustrated, as I was so sure
> that I would PASS. And the biggest mistake was that I almost gave it up,
> and when I came back again to my right sense, I had already lost a lot
> of precious time, and the consequences were that I had to start from
> beginning with the technologies that I had mastered before.
>
> So guys the only advice I have, is that DON'T ever give up, you may feel
> depressed and feel that its not fair, but think about the TIME you have
> already invested and the SACRIFICES that you and more importantly your
> family has already made. Don't let it go waste. YOU can do it, and you
> will. SO don't waste to much time. Don't commit the mistake I did. After
> an unsuccessful attempt, give yourself a day or two, then consider what
> went wrong and what you need to improve on, then make a strict schedule
> and book the LAB. YOU WILL MAKE IT, don't let it go.
>
> I used the usual books, but the best I thought were Kevin Solie,
> specially volume two. For BGP the best book I believe is from Randy
> Zhang, the explanation and the scenarios in this book will really help
> you to understand all of the BGP attributes.
>
> I hope I have not missed anything or anybody. If I did, please excuse me
> for sending a sequel to this mail :)
> And I also do not expect anybody to read this far:)
>
> I will go back home now, and give my family the much DUE time.
>
> And YES, since this has still not sunk in, I am not sure what I will be
> doing in my "FREE" time now.
> AS I said Security ( I never meant it though), MY wife just smiled.
> (whatever that implies)
>
> All the best to ALL of you working for this exam. BELIEVE me guys, it
> would be worth every effort you put in.
>
> Smiles,
> Mohit
> CCIE # 13642
>
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