From: Lee Gillespie (gillespie_ccie@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Mar 17 2005 - 14:56:53 GMT-3
3 new ccie's a day that is....
--- Lee Gillespie <gillespie_ccie@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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