From: Aminul Siddiqui (aminul.siddiqui@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Jun 11 2006 - 16:12:52 ART
Hi Petr,
It just came into my mind. You could have made a record for "World Fastest
CCIE examinee " if you had come out after 3/4 hours. Anyway I am amazed at
your performance. What is next ? Person like you should not be contended
with only R&S. I would highly recommend 2/3 more track. And if possible join
in the track of Scott, Brians, Caslow, Bob and others to teach CCIE courses.
Students will get a lot of knowledge from you guys.
I also like Chris Lewis post.
Wish your continuous support in the study.
Amin
On 6/11/06, Petr Lapukhov <petrsoft@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks a lot to all of you guys :)
>
> With my current situation I plan to hang on this list
> as long as possible :) It's a real fun to chase your
> number with so many great folks around :)
>
> Petr
>
> 2006/6/11, george stanza <cert2006@gmail.com>:
> >
> > hello petr,
> >
> > I think you deserve a congratulations from every one in this alias. I
> hope
> > your still available for all of us who need help..
> >
> > -G
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/10/06, Kemal YILDIRIM <kemalhy@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Congratulations Petr,
> > You were always so helpful, thank you very much.
> > It was obvious that you would pass the LAB.
> > I wish you every success in your life!
> > Regards,
> > Kemal
> >
> > Objects are what is unalterable and subsistent;
> > their configuration is what is changing and unstable.
> > So, you need PRACTICE, PRACTICE, AND MORE PRACTICE...
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> > Petr
> > Lapukhov
> > Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 8:08 PM
> > To: Cisco certification
> > Subject: my lab experience
> >
> > Hello group,
> >
> > As I quickly mentioned, I passed my lab on June 8 in Brussels :)
> >
> > It was much easier than I thought it would be. Actually, it took
> > me only 3 hours to complete the lab...
> >
> > But now, how many hours did it take for me to prepare? :)
> >
> > To be honest, I started my lab studies on spring 2005. At that
> > moment, I already had about 5 year of networking experience,
> > and held CCNP/CCDP certificates. My first "wave" of studies
> > begun with NMC's DoIT. Back in days, I planned to take lab on
> > Fall 2005, but that plan did not work ;)
> >
> > After four months of intensive studies, I decided to cancel my lab,
> > due to some personal problems :) So I took a break, and shifted my
> > target to Spring-Summer 2006. At that moment I had a much better
> > understanding of core R&S topics.
> >
> > At the same time, I realized how many things I were missing :)
> > DoIT's approach is a kind of "kickstart", that makes someone feel
> > frustration, facing complex topics from very beginning :)
> >
> > So then I spet Sep-Dec 2005 working on some CQS exams,
> > and other regular things, thus having a four months break of
> > my CCIE studies.
> >
> > My second "wave" begun on Jan 2006, with DoIT2. I scheduled my
> > lab on Jun 8, and reworked every lab from DoIT2. That time I got a
> > much better feeling. Tasks, that seemed to be complex, become
> > much more familiar and easy to understand. I also made a habit to
> > work with DocCD on regular basis, memorizing it's structure and
> > building navigation skills.
> >
> > At that time I got very solid undestanding of core topics, and felt
> more
> > cofident working with 12.2T/12.3T features. DoIT is especially
> > focused on all that new features :)
> >
> > Up to April 2006, I finished with DoIT2, and started to look for
> > some different learning sources.
> >
> > Fortunately and specially thanks to Brian Dennis, I got a chance to
> > work with IE's products. That really changed my vision of "lab reality".
> >
> > First, IE's approach is incremental and well structured, not
> single-shot.
> > That makes it very attractive for beginners. Secondly, IE has lab
> > structure
> > really close to real thing, thanks to backone routers. And finally,
> tasks
> > formatting and logic is quite different from DoIT's, and score points
> > system
> >
> > is really useful.
> >
> > (BTW, both DoIT and IE labs are 3-5 times more harder than real thing :)
> >
> > Unfortunately, I had no time to begin from the "bottom" again, so
> > I decided to spend my time just on IEWB-RS Vol1/Vol2. That was
> > really nice learning experience, which helped me to close undestanding
> > gaps, as well as to get even more hands-on experience. I finished
> > my preparations with IE's Core Labs, to cement my fundametal skills.
> >
> > After that, I decided to take CheckIT lab, pursuing few goals. First,
> > I wanted to test my latest "IE experince" with "independent" tool.
> > Secondly, I wanted to know, how much of "NMC-like" stuff I still
> > remember :) And finally, CheckIT has automatic grading system
> > which would like to see in action. Of course, it was also important
> > to test my time-management skills, as well as to feel "pressure".
> >
> > I passed CheckIT Lab13 with score 95, and finally felt myself
> > confident. CheckIT lab was really hard, and it was a real fun to
> > pass it :)
> >
> > Okay, then I had that last week before my travel date :)
> > I spent it on IE's Core and Vol 1 labs, as well as DocCD practice.
> >
> > The rest part is simple. I came to Brussels, and had two days of
> > beer-sessions with my friends ;)) That Belgian beer really helped
> > me to relax :) Okay, not so fun part was that I also got some sunburns,
> > wandering over water-channels :)
> >
> > I came to lab on June 8 completely relaxed (almost careless :)
> > We had Tom from RTP as our proctor, and I must say he was
> > very helpful, answering my numerous questions. Our lab
> > begun at 8:00, and I was finished at 11:00. Remaining time I spent
> > on coffee drinking, as well as doing countless verifications :) I
> > hope I did'nt piss that guy left to me, hitting my keyboard
> > at really insane rate :)
> >
> > I got my result next morning, and should say that I had almost
> > no worry if I will pass or not. I dont know why, maybe I already
> > got too much impressions from my visit :)
> >
> > To summarize my experience, I can say a few things. First, don't
> > be nervous or afraid of real lab. It is simple. If you worked hard
> > with workbooks, and really studied in well planned manner, you
> > should have no problems at all. Just don't hurry too much to
> > get your number :)
> >
> > Secondly, for me, the most funny part were preparations itself.
> > I really enjoyed working through numerous tasks (i guess my wife
> > did not :) And the most fun part was communications with really
> > interesting people over this list :) Thank you guys, it's the best
> > thing I got from my studies - a lot of people, whom, hopefully,
> > I could help a little bit.
> >
> > I guess it's time for me to take some rest, and go farther that
> > way, together with all you folks around :)
> >
> > HTH
> > Petr
> >
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