From: Angelo De Guzman (a.deguzman@wesolv.ph.fujitsu.com)
Date: Fri Sep 21 2007 - 05:49:00 ART
Congratulations!
Angelo De Guzman, CCIE # 16887
Exactly the same feeling I felt 1 year ago. Assuming my computations are
correct, 2,017 CCIEs a year after I got mine. 8-)
chika acha (9/21/2007 4:11 PM):
>
>Guys....for soooooo long i have waited for this opportunity,...to tell you
>guys...I DID IT!! Hmmm.....what a journey. It all started in 2002 in a
>friend's car..i saw a CCNA book at the back of his car.... (whom a lot of
>you might know...his name is kunle Ayodele..## CCIE) and after going through
>it for a while, i fell inlove with Cisco. I made CCNA in 2003 after i
>finished college....further pursued my Cisco career.....made CCNP in
>2005...then i thot to myself.....hmmmm....."how 'bout i give the CCIE lab a
>shot"? I knew it wasnt gonna be easy, but i did not expect it to be that
>hard and gruelsome. I started studying fully for the lab in mid 2006,
>.....not until i met some Godsent gurus.
>
>I will be honest.....giving God all the glory, i owe my success to these two
>guys.....trust me...they are the best you can ever come across...they are
>Tayo Fashina (aka Mr. T) and Yemi Salau (Aka Oga yemo). Guys....i cant thank
>you enough.....Mr. T,....first off, i want to congratulate once again for
>getting your number two weeks ago,....it was a huge motivation for
>me....thank you for all the times you'd stay up so late....so you could
>teach me some stuff...sir...the knowledge you impacted in me in highly
>invaluable.....may the good lord bless you for everything.
>
>Hmmm....yemo.....BABA!! World, look out for this guy.......he's pretty
>young,.....but he's a loaded gun. Where you get you knowledge from....i
>honestly dont know.......and when i told you i owe you a lot...i meant it.
>Thank you for your patience with me when teaching me QoS (hehehehe)....no
>one else in this group deserves their number as much as you do.....i'm ready
>to clear my account now o.....cos i wan carry you go chop ise ewu (that
>includes you Mr. T).
>
>The Brians,....how can i ever forget you guys? I thot i knew Cisco,...not
>until i stumbled across the CoD and IEWKs......in my opinion, they are the
>best in the industry.....i'd recommend them time and time again.
>
>Hash and Kunle Ayodele....how can i ever forget you guys......Hash.....aka
>aboki....i'd never forget you constantly telling me...("man...make you pass
>this thing")...constantly assisting me,.....always there to answer my
>questions.....i really cant thank you enough. Kunle.....you are a Diamond in
>the rock....people think you have arrived, but i say this is just the
>beginning for you...God will lift you higher than you can ever think or
>imagine....thanks guys.
>
>Nisha....never before in my life seen a lady so knowledgable.thanks for
>answering my last minute call before i left for Belgium. Yours is next.
>
>My little story in Brussels.
>- Unlike my previous attempts (this was my third attempt), i woke up a few
>minutes before 7am (had a very good night sleep..even watched the
>championship game)
>- got to Cisco systems with my PSP .....play some solitaire before going in.
>- Said a prayer before starting my lab
>- after lunch, the fire alarm broke out,....they had to evacuate everyone
>from the building including us candidates......wondered if that was part of
>the lab exam (laughs!!)
>- finished so early, that i had time to sleep a little.
>- Got back to london in the eve.....did not get an email from cisco as at
>12am. Went to bed thinking i failed again......woke up at 4am to check my
>breakdown......lo' and behold'.......i nailed it.
>
>Now i can go to bed with the mind that you dont have to be superhuman to
>make CCIE. Cheers.
>
>Chika Acha
>
>CCIE #18904
>
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