From: Rich Lowton (rich.lowton@elocust.net)
Date: Tue Feb 10 2009 - 19:27:22 ARST
Hi Howard,
Well done mate - I'm the guy you spoke to at the airport on Monday after
the lab, and two seats next to you at lunch during the lab ;-) I didn't
get it this time but hey, third time is a charm and this time the Jedi
will be on my side as I've rebooked for May the Fourth...be with you etc
Seriously well done and from what little time we spoke I know you're a
great guy and I wish you all the best with your new family! Also you can
walk into work with your head held high - I'll do the walk of
shame...again.
Best Regards
Rich
On Feb 9, 2009, at 8:17 PM, Howard Hooper wrote:
Hi All!
I've just returned home from sitting the lab in Brussels today, checked my
email (I really didn't want to check my email until my partner made me
:o) )
and followed the link to a page saying PASS
I can't believe it!! I came out of the lab earlier thinking I'd done the
best
I could and couldn't do anymore whilst in the back of my mind I was
preparing
for another lab attempt, I couldn't access my email until I got home and my
flight back to London wasn't until 9:30pm so I had to sit in the airport
for
3hrs and on the plane for an hour trying to count up how many points I
thought
I'd lost :o)
This was my second attempt at the lab, my first was in San Jose last
November.
When I sat the exam for the first time there were a few topics I was
unsure of
and I ended up running out of time before finishing but thanks to the IE
workbooks (specifically the new QOS V5.0 which is amazing) I nailed them
this
time! and finished with a few hours for me to check through everything
again.....and again.
I was hoping I would pass the lab before April as my partner and I have
a baby
boy on the way!! and I wanted to be able to devote all of my attention
to both
of them during this time, despite her many hints we are not married yet
as I
was also waiting to pass before I eventually thought I would be 'good
enough'
for her and able to offer her a better future so she's now in for a
surprise
this valentines day :o) !!
I'd like to thank all of the IE team for all of their efforts in developing
the products that helped me (and others) pass, specifically Anthony
Sequeira,
this guy is amazing and I apologize for bugging him with all of the
emails I
sent asking for help. Also to everyone at groupstudy, I couldn't have done
this without you.
I'm sorry to go on and on but it's so great to finally get my chance to
send
in a pass email :o)
Thanks for reading
Howard Hooper CCIE 23470 :o)
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