From: Gary Duncanson (garyduncanson@btinternet.com)
Date: Fri Oct 24 2008 - 14:12:59 ARST
Well done.
Regards
Gary
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From: "Osamah Shaheen" <ShaheenO@maaden.com.sa>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:38 PM
Subject: Read it ,, it is nice for all CCIE
>I started Cisco network academy during my university in 2000, it was first
>academy in the country. I get my computer engineering degree in 2003, after
>that I searched for job and in each interview the asked me what you can do
>for us. After that I decide to take CCNA and got it in 2003. After that I
>dream to take CCNP but as it need good budget and i was started my way in
>that time I delayer it.
>
> Then with CCNA Certified, after two month I join provider company as
> support engineer. I have worked for three years during this time and
> dreaming to get CCNP, after work hard and read lot with practice I
> completed CCNP in 2006 and the dream become truth. and then join antoher
> company as Network Engineer. In additon, having part time teaching CCNA
> course for financial purposues as well as background. Then, in Oct'07 I
> pass written exam and start prepare for CCIE lab exam, during this time I
> teached some courses for CCNA and CCNP as CCIE neet got good budget. in
> March, I engaged with nice finacee who support me after she knows what is
> CIsco :) ... I used many products to prepare for the CCIE the most nice
> one is ASET labs which I like it very much in addition with IE materials
> which show you how to verify your work and very nice stuff.
>
> I took the risk and decide to take exam In 20-Oct-2008, I went dubai
> before a day of exam, visit the lab location in day before and saw my
> proctor. then, I went to GITEX spent nice time there. I planned to have
> hard walk this day to have early sleeping. and I do that, I reached hotel
> at 8pm take warm shower and sleep, I wake up early morning have my
> breakfast then got taxi which is INDIAN nationality, I told him you know
> Cisco System company, he said absolutly, I told him please drop me there
> it was one hour before exam starting. and The driver spent 1:15 minutes
> drive arround Cisco without know which exit to go from. I told him man
> STOP here. CISCO building like one kilometer far away, and exam start over
> already, RUN AWAY like 100 meters Race :))) I reached the exam after 15
> minutes of starting, I thought am unlucy this day :( and feel very bad I
> got the exam start reading very quickly and draw my toplogy with color
> pens, start work....... until lunch break we seat for lun!
> ch with proctor and all students discussed with him about exam and I was
> keep silent then I asked him"Do you beleive that dream will become truth
> from first attempt, he answer it is wishing".......... then exam end.
>
> In the airport, I opened my email from my mobile and check there is one
> email score reported, I got stress and feel jajajaja read the email but
> nothing there only if u pass u will see ur result in profile and if u dont
> u will see details. I called my friend who pass last month and asked him
> what u got. he said I got one email score report and then congrats. email
> , IN that time i feel poor as i'm fail, my family pick me from airport I
> told them I failed :( they all got sad as there is no chance to retake the
> exam my mother said osama I don't know why I'm feeling that you passed, I
> told her sorry mam I never thought I will fail but I did :(, the problem
> as am plan to get married within two months and no time to prepare again.
> I reached home and as i'm curios i need to see my missing point in which
> section, I open my
> profile............SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> see
>
> wt's thaaaaT?
>
> NOWAY
>
> pass?!!!!
>
> who!?!!
>
>
> I saw number 22394 and then my written exam result is 94 I got confused
> ooooooooooh my Gooood I PASSED
>
> amazing feeling and nice experience,
>
> it is 8 years of working in Cisco devices,and really it need hard work to
> be real CCIE.
>
>
> Now, I need to know how to gain money as am CCIE :), any advice!? "Becasue
> my wedding in Jan-2009" all of you are invited to join. :)
>
>
> Dream became truth from first attempt
>
>
> Thanks all and sorry for long stody.
>
> Osama Shahin
> CCIE# 22394
>
>
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