From: Gary Duncanson (garyduncanson@btinternet.com)
Date: Wed Dec 10 2008 - 09:17:28 ARST
It's not a race Jonny. You passed and that's the important thing! Some folks
are studying longer than 2 years to slay this dragon.
Regards
Gary (19 months in)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonny English" <redkidneybeans@gmail.com>
To: "Narbik Kocharians" <narbikk@gmail.com>
Cc: "Atlanta CCIE" <atlantaccie@gmail.com>; "Darby Weaver"
<ccie.weaver@gmail.com>; "Alexei Monastyrnyi" <alexeim73@gmail.com>; "Cisco
certification" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 3:08 AM
Subject: Re: got it!
> Thanks to everyone for the congrats messages!
> Its way to hard to reply to everyone individually so I've given up doing
> that. Lots of people were concerned with the sleep thing, and the answer
> is, nope haven't got much sleep since I passed. It was still really hard
> to
> sleep the night I got my results, then the next day I was traveling for
> 12+
> hours. Finally got home, and I only live a couple of hours away from
> Sydney.
> :)....
>
> People also asked to write more about the journey. I've been studying for
> around 2 years. Yeah Yeah, I must be slow, but I'll think of something and
> do a write up later. Time to get some sleep now though.......
>
> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 5:49 AM, Narbik Kocharians <narbikk@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Jonny,
>>
>> Congrates mate, let me know if you are going to be in Sydney in Jan . I
>> knew you will get it. Good job. Start thinking about SP.
>>
>>
>>
>> See you soon
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Atlanta CCIE
>> <atlantaccie@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Congrats! Did you hit on the voice chic?
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Darby Weaver <ccie.weaver@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Congratulations!
>>> >
>>> > What's next?
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Alexei Monastyrnyi
>>> > <alexeim73@gmail.com
>>> > >wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Jonny, congratulations with your fine achievement!!!
>>> > >
>>> > > A.
>>> > >
>>> > > Jonny English wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >> I passed the route switch lab.....
>>> > >>
>>> > >> I just wanted to thank a few people here, like Narbik, Scott
>>> > >> Morris,
>>> and
>>> > >> the
>>> > >> Brians who seem to spend all there time here answering questions.
>>> > >> :)
>>> > >>
>>> > >> I want to thank Narbik, for a really good bootcamp and workbook
>>> > >> that
>>> > >> showed
>>> > >> me what the heck I needed to learn and what I was doing wrong. When
>>> > Narbik
>>> > >> said "You will pass because I've seen you configure for the past
>>> week",
>>> > I
>>> > >> left thinking, like narbik says "he's on the grass" :). I figured I
>>> > still
>>> > >> had a lot to learn, but Narbik was right and I should have really
>>> > believed
>>> > >> him :). Stuck at it, worked really hard before the bootcamp and
>>> Narbik
>>> > put
>>> > >> me right during the bootcamp. After the bootcamp I worked on what I
>>> > >> figured
>>> > >> were my weak areas. Made my own labs, modified narbiks labs, and
>>> > >> the
>>> > most
>>> > >> important thing... went through narbiks book using the doc-cd.
>>> > >> There
>>> is
>>> > no
>>> > >> way to remember everything, but if you can find it on the doc-cd
>>> > >> and
>>> > >> understand the technology, you'll be right.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> I'd like to thank Scott Morris as well...No matter what you ask
>>> > >> him,
>>> he
>>> > >> replies. I post a topic up here on groupstudy that i'm having
>>> > >> trouble
>>> > >> with,
>>> > >> and 9 out of 10 times, scott replies, and even takes it offline so
>>> that
>>> > my
>>> > >> problem is really drummed into my head. Scott is a very patient
>>> person.
>>> > I
>>> > >> can't believe someone can be that patient, especially since I am a
>>> very
>>> > >> annoying person :)....
>>> > >>
>>> > >> What I used to pass the lab:
>>> > >>
>>> > >> InternetworkExpert class on demands - very good. the brians do a
>>> great
>>> > job
>>> > >> here
>>> > >> IE workbook vol 1, 2, and 3 - these are good, I haven't used the
>>> > >> new
>>> vol
>>> > 1
>>> > >> workbook however. It came out to late in my prep. But the other
>>> > workbooks
>>> > >> vol2 and 3 really helped....
>>> > >> Narbiks Technology focused workbook. This is a really good set of
>>> books
>>> > as
>>> > >> well, that you get in the bootcamp.
>>> > >>
>>> > >> Gotta thank the regulars as well that contribute to the list like
>>> Joe,
>>> > >> Scott
>>> > >> V, etc etc. Its late here, I can't remember everyone sorry.
>>> > >> Also the chick that was taking the voice lab. Thanks for not
>>> > >> ringing
>>> > those
>>> > >> phones really loudly. I noticed she kept turning the volume down
>>> > >> when
>>> > >> ringing the phones. It helped since my last attempt the phones were
>>> > really
>>> > >> loud and it was harder to concentrate, especially when you're
>>> > >> really
>>> > >> tired.
>>> > >> :)
>>> > >> I need some sleep. didn't sleep well last night and was up the
>>> > >> night
>>> > >> before
>>> > >> sitting at the airport so i'm dead. Snored like crazy on the plane,
>>> > >> annoyed
>>> > >> the chick sitting next to me and now I gotta get up early and catch
>>> > >> another
>>> > >> flight tomorrow........
>>> > >>
>>> > >
>>> > >
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>>
>>
>> --
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>>
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