From: Walker, James - Is (JWALKER2@PARTNERS.ORG)
Date: Fri Mar 18 2005 - 10:14:03 GMT-3
Congratulations!!!
Well Done!
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Fernando
Rodriguez
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:23 AM
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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