From: Hong Chan (howard.chan34@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Sep 22 2008 - 01:14:25 ART
Congratulation and thanks for sharing your story!
It is great to hear you overcome such pressure and got the magic number
finally. I guess most of the CCIE had a story like yours and I think it's
part of the CCIE value.
2008/9/22 Michael Permoda <mpermoda@hotmail.com>
> Congrats!!! Best of luck!!!> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:05:41 +0530> From:
> daimi.moazzam@gmail.com> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com> Subject: Got My
> Number #
> 22100> > Alhamdu-lillah> > I have passed my RS exam on Friday, this was my
> second attempt...!!!!> > Just came back to my home town and writing this
> to
> thank all you guys here.> > In my Journey towards CISCO CCIE I came across
> three most difficult Times:> > 1. When i left my System Admin Job and went
> for
> Cisco Admin> (Salary was almost 50% of what I use to get System Admin, it
> was
> 3 years ago> )> > 2. When I had to leave my job at UBS (SWissbank) to give
> dedicated time for> CCIE as work load was not allowing me to give enough
> time
> for CCIE> (Left Global Operation Center, one of the best place to work, it
> was
> 4> months ago)> > 3. When I failed in my first attempt.> (All the matter of
> time and some stupid mistakes, It was 40 days ago)> > All the three times
> considering my responsibility to take care of family> many guys around me
> told
> that I took WRONG DECISION. specially after exam,> coz I left my MBA
> incomplete and all my savings spent on Trainings, Rack> Rentals, Dynamips
> machine, books, and Exam fees... It was a horrible time> for me.> > I
> thought
> I will not go for 2nd attempt....But my family gave me great> support, My
> sister told me: "Bhayya aapne to puri Mehnat ki thi, shayad> hamari duaon
> mein
> kuch kami reh gayi" [xlt: Brother you did enough hardwork,> Its our fault,
> may
> be we were not good in prayers], i knew it wasnt her> fault, it was me who
> failed the exam.... and I gotta keep her confidence.> > Also, I saw two old
> emails re-forwarded to GS one from Scott and another> from Anthony (before
> they got there number)... I thought how beautifully> these Tigers crossed
> similar situation to becoming Internetwork-Kings.> > Though I am just a
> Grass
> Hopper in technology.. i got motivated enough to> start preparing again..
> and
> booked my exam date Just 3 days prior of the> day.... and Thanks to Allah I
> made it !!!!> > For all this I also thank to:> > - Paul for managing such a
> wonderfull group.> > - Abid Khan / Excel Networks and Dilip for support in
> getting my CCIE> number.> > - Siddique Ahmad / Netmetric solutions for
> continious guidance in my> Networking career.> > - Narbik and Scott (I am
> fan
> of you both) keep up the good work by bringing> smile to everyone face
> either
> by technical help or by your gifted sense of> humor> > - Hats off for Brian
> and Brian Work> > And all my GS Gems out there who share there knowlege on
> this portal :-)> > No other CCIE track in near future but Security would be
> the next...Hope I> will catch Khawar's bootcamp before that.> > Now, I have
> started looking out for Job but I will be with my family for> remaining
> holy
> month of Ramzan and Eid (The Festival), and after that as> I've got hell
> lot
> of time with me planning to complete my MBA in few months.> > Take care all
> you guys.> > Thanks> Moazzam> CCIE # 22100> > Join CCIE Group:
> http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/84259> > May Allah The Almighty show all of
> us
> the right path.> > > Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net> >
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