From: Lee Gillespie (gillespie_ccie@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Mar 17 2005 - 14:04:52 GMT-3
Congrats Fernando!
For those that are curious, ccie 14404 passed on
02-14-05, ccie 14481 passed on 03-15-05. Thats about
new CCIE's a day.
--- Fernando Rodriguez <fernanrl@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi world,
>
> Well, this is the time for me to write the so wanted
> email...I passed my CCIE this past tuesday 15th
> March at Brussels!!!
>
> What can I say? I wont go into details on the
> lengthly way of stuyding or anything of that sort.
> All I can say is: stay focus during the lab and dont
> become nervous. When I took the lab on Tuesday I
> wasnt at my level best...I had a stomach upset the
> night before and spent most of the time going to the
> bathroom, and when finally I could close my eyes to
> sleep it was already 6:30 am, time to get up.
>
> During the day things didnt go any easier...my mind
> was telling me to stay relaxed and think on the
> lab...but my stomach had a mind on its own and
> wanted to visit the toilet as often as it could. I
> managed somehow to finish around 2pm and it was time
> to review...but then I spent more time in the loo
> than sitted at my pod. The good thing is that I was
> thinking about the configs between the so many
> "travels" outside and I would change things when "I
> had the chance". The proctor just couldnt stop
> looking at me and I had to ask him also for an
> aspirine (now I was feeling cold...then I was
> feeling hot...and then I had to go and visit
> Mr.toilet again)...let4s put it this way, I finished
> reviewing just in time to leave.
>
> Anyhow, I went back home (Madrid) that same night.
> Checked the email and no trace of Cisco. When I got
> up in the morning (still with stomach upset) I
> checked my email and there it was, the Cisco mail.
> The email was saying: "Your CCIE lab score report is
> now available on the web. The report will show your
> performance in each section for the CCIE Lab", so I
> thought I had failed again.
>
> So, when I was thinking about not taking the lab
> ever again, I saw that 15-March Brussels pass...and
> then I was as happy as you can imagine.
>
> Now, thanks to all you guys that helped me on the
> way to achieve this by posting, chatting with me or
> just being there. Obviuously, thanks to my family
> for being supportive these stressfull years and all
> my friends...you know who you are.
>
> Thanks also to the guys at Internetwork Expert
> too...all I can say is that you gave me the boost I
> needed to achieve this.
>
> And I would like to dedicate this effort to all
> those 192 people that lost their lives a year ago in
> a terrible and evil terrorist attack here in
> Madrid...you guys may not be here in person but we
> remember you every day of our lives...you were my
> 192 reasons to pass.
>
> Sorry for the long post but you only write something
> like this once in a life time...unless your name is
> Brian, so you do it every now and then ;-)
>
> Thanks guys and regards,
>
> Fer
> CCIE# 14481
>
>
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