From: Tayo Fashina (Tayo.Fashina@bedscc.gov.uk)
Date: Fri Mar 18 2005 - 02:52:19 GMT-3
Hi Fer,
Always knew you could do it. You now just proved that you could do it
with a stomach upset! Now that is what I can good.
-----Original Message-----
From: Fernando Rodriguez [mailto:fernanrl@yahoo.com]
Sent: 17 March 2005 16:23
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: My time...at last
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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