From: Rak Bharad (rbg_ccie@rediffmail.com)
Date: Mon Nov 27 2006 - 07:27:33 ART
Dear Kumar,
Thanks for the wishes.
You can fix the venue, date & time in
Bangalore.
I will be there & surely all our friends can join the party.
Take
care, bye.
Regards,
Rakesh G B
CCIE# 17242
On Mon, 27 Nov 2006
kumara.shunmugam@wipro.com wrote :
>Great Show Rakesh...As we disc, you need
to communicate the party venue
>& date to all
>
>
>
>Regards
>
>Shunmugam
>
>CCIE 15294
>
>
>
>________________________________
>
> From: PANDI MOORTHY
[mailto:moorthypandi@gmail.com]
>Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 2:46 PM
>To:
Rak Bharad
>Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com; cisco@groupstudy.com; oletu@oletu.com;
>bdennis@internetworkexpert.com; bmcgahan@internetworkexpert.com;
>swm@emanon.com; abcaslow@netmasterclass.net; Kumara Guru Shunmugam L
>(WI01 -
Services); Seetharaman A (WI01 - Services);
>rakesh_g_b@rediffmail.com;
rakeshgb@gmail.com
>Subject: Re: Passed the CCIE R&S Lab on 24th Nov 2006 in
Bangalore
>
>
>
>
>
>Congratulation Rakesh
>
>
>
>Pandi
>
>CCIE 17124
>
>
>
>On 27 Nov 2006 08:47:02 -0000, Rak Bharad <rbg_ccie@rediffmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>Hello Friends,
>
>This is Rakesh G Bharadwaj from Bangalore(India).
>On 24th
Nov
>2006 I took my first lab attempt in Bangalore &
>got my number. The CCIE
number
>is 17242.
>Its been hard to believe that I have made this in my first
attempt,
>but it surely feels good after all the hard work.
>
>
>About my
preparation:
>
>I
>had to quit my job to pursue the certification.
>This cert
had been a dream for
>me for quite some years.
>I was preparing even before I
quit my job, but this
>was
>not going in full swing.
>I realised that I needed
complete dedication &
>time to complete this certification.
>But my employers
were enable to process
>my leave request due to some
>internal problems & I
had to make a decision.
>After I quit, it took nearly four months of hard core
preparation to
>take my
>first lab attempt in Bangalore/India.
>My only agenda
for this four months &
>before was to stick to the my task, think, dream about
the cert & how to
>achieve the same ASAP.
>I would come out with new plans &
ideas as I progressed
>....
>
>I mainly used three work books to prepare [IE,
IP Experts & NMC].
>But my
>personal preference & my core was Internetwork
Experts.
>The other work books
>IP Experts & NMC were good too, they have got
their own difficulties &
>challenges.
>I used them as additional resources &
tried to extract
>info/knowledge as much as possible.
>Thanks to Scott Morris
& Andrew Bruce
>Caslow, you both have done a good job too.
>
>Mr.Brian Dennis
& Mr.Brian McGahan
>have done a wonderful job from my point of view. Please
keep the
>excellent
>work going.
>Your knowledge has been & would be the
lifeline of many students
>like me. I would like to thank you personally &
hope to meet you folks
>at
>least once in my life to seek your blessings.
>You
both are undoubtedly my
>GURU's.
>
>I have done this only by self studying &
have not attended any
>work
>shops, classes, others ....
>So guys who are
preparing can do it too & take my
>case as
>a bench mark. If I can do it, why
not others.
>
>I had good friends
>like Oletu, Kumar Guru, Seetharaman, Others
.....
>
>Oletu also known as
>"Godswill Oletu "has always been encouraging me
from the initial days &
>he
>also let me use his home rack
>which was very
much vital for my preparation.
>It has been my pleasure to have him as my good
friend for now
>& for the rest
>of my life.
>Oletu, I really dont know how to
"THANK U".
>Without you this
>certification might have remained as a dream to
me.
>Thanks a ton, men.
>
>Kumar
>Guru, Seetharaman, & others - Thank you very
much for your
>support & help.
> You guys
have been great.
>About the exam:
>
>In Bangalore we had the older version of
the exam.
>They had
>not introduced the two 3560 switches & other changes ....
>The exam on the
>whole was not too tough, but I wasted lot
>of time
initially.
>This was more
>than an hour, since this was my first attempt.
>Later we got an extra time, due
>to some problem in the
>backbone devices.
>This was a major turning point,
>since additional time
>is of great valuable
in the exam.
>
>During & after the
>exam I realised that Cisco is testing the
candidates
>only on hard core basics,
>basic troubleshooting & some
twists/tweaks.
>I personally feel that this is the
>right way to do, since
giving only
>high funda tasks does NO Good if the
>candidate has got gaps in
>their basic knowledge.
>If a person has a sound
>knowledge on the basics,
he/she can build a skyscraper with not much of
>difficulty. This has been my
golden rule
>& I always stick to the basics.
>Cisco has been doing a wonderful
job by testing heavily on the basics.
>Hence
>their is no doubt that CCIE's
are valued so much
>in the industry/market.
>
>Good
>job Cisco & team, keep it
up.
>
>We were really lucky to get the older version,
>extra time, a
>very
good proctor & others ....
>This was really a blessing in
>disguise & I am
really thankful
>to the Almighty.
>
>
>About the proctor:
>
>We had
>Mr.Maurilio Gorito as our proctor from Brussels.
>Since this was my first
>attempt, I had never had any experience
>with the proctors & indeed this was
>my best experience.
>Mr.Maurilio Gorito is a very very nice person.
>He is
very
>kind, co-operative, friendly, ..... .
>This was his first chance to
proctor in
>Bangalore & I felt that all the candidates were blessed to have
him as
>our
>proctor.
>He is really a nice person & we should all wish that
people like him
>come as our proctors.
>This I am saying not because I got
through my lab, but
>because of a very good attitude & kind hearted person
Mr.Maurilio Gorito
>is.
>I
>donot have enough words to praise this gentlemen.
>If he ever gets a chance to
>see this Email, I would like to
>say a big
thanks to him & would request him
>to conduct more labs
>& be a full time
proctor in Bangalore.
>I personally feel
>that having a good proctor is one of
the key
>to pass the lab & Mr.Maurilio
>Gorito is surely one among them.
>Cisco should also make a note of this point.
>Mr.Maurilio Gorito - Sir, I
would like to thank you once more.
>[If anyone has
>his Email id/contact,
please pass it on to him.]
>
>
>About Group Study People:
>I have been a
passive member of this group.
>Have been through most of Email
>chains for the
past few months,
>this has indeed been a great learning
>resource.
>Many
people have shared their experience after the lab
>even if they
>donot make
it. This is some thing nice & a great help to
>other candidates who
>are
preparing.
>The people in this group are always willing to help & go the
>extra mile. This is one of the greats things which I have observed & the
>knowledge which you guys hold is truely awesome.
>I wonder where do you
acquire
>this from.
>But anyways its really great to have you folks.
>
>I
would like to
>personally thank one & all in the group.
>
>I would like to
wish "GOOD LUCK" for
>all the people who have yet to get their numbers. You
guys can do it &
>its
>very much possible.
>
>
>Key to success:
>
>1. Please
be a master in your basic
>knowledge & basic troubleshooting
>(Know how things
work & fit in).
>2. The
>core portion of the lab must be a piece of cake to
you & the
>rest will fall
>in line.
>3. Know the Doc CD in & out.
>4. Acquire
knowledge as much as possible
>(Knowledge is priceless).
>5. Dont try do LAB
every thing & from different work
>books, rather
>understand what is the
requirement & you should know on the
>top of
>your head how to solve the same.
>6. I was slow in typing, hence when
>I started my preparation I had
>been to
a computer typing course to improve
>my speed & this has
>come really handy.
>7. You should have Patience,
>determination, confidence, good planning,
>focus, ... to complete this
>course.
>This is because at times its very
frustation when you are preparing
>& this is my personal experience.
>8. One
of the key challenges in the lab is
>the level of stress &
>strain you are
able to bear. Its really a mind game
>as people have
>said earlier. So try to
go with an open mind & remain calm
>as much
>as possible.
>9. Be humble &
kind. You will get the same kind of
>response from
>others.
>10. Make wise
decisions when needed.
> For example
>- If you have got stuck in a problem
for some time,
> then
>you should think whether this will
affect you
> core routing
>or not. If it does affect
>
then you should attend to it
>immediately if not
> make a
note of it & have a look at it
>once you are
> through with
the others. This will save
>valuable
> time.
>11. Having good
friends who will lead you in
>the right direction is
> very important.
>
Oletu stands on top in the
>list.
>12. Luck is another major factor, but
hardwork & effort is needed.
>Luck alone will not be sufficient.
>13. Getting
a good proctor is another
>14.
>Most of the points which I have mentioned have
already been told
> by
>others in GS.
> Kindly go through this as an
refresher & please donot mind.
>15. Blessings of Almighty & Elders are very
much needed.
>
>
>What Next:
>
>I will
>have to start looking for a job & this
is required for making
>a living (just
>kidding).
>If you guys come across any
suitable opening kindly let me know
>& I
>am willing to relocate.
>I have
around seven years of decent experience.
>You
>can also reach me at
rakesh_g_b@rediffmail.com
>It would be really kind of you
>folks.
>
>
>Thanks
Again:
>
>I would like to thank one & all for being part of my
>journey to
success.
>Their is still a ton of things to achieve in life.
>Achieving CCIE
R&S is not the end of the journey to success,
>its just the
>beginning. So
lets move on.
>
>I would like to thank my Grand Mother, Parents,
>Brother,
Relatives, Friends & Others ... who have always stood with me.
>
>My
>special
thanks to my Grand Mother, without her I wouldn't have come this
>far.
>She
was the person who infact motivated me when I failed my first MCSE
>exam in
>1999 & told me that I should always learn from my failures & move on.
>She
gave
>me money for my next attempt & from then on I have been flying.
>I would
like
>to dedicate this CCIE R&S Certification to her.
>
>Have a great day &
the coming
>years ahead.
>Take care, bye.
>
>
>Regards,
>Rakesh G Bharadwaj
>[CCIE R&S - 17242]
>
>
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