Re: PASSED R&S (with kids!)

The Fat belly is an investment, you do nto want to loose it..........Just
kidding.....

You will be bored, i bet you will.

I am joking with you man, congrates.

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Muzammil Malick <malickmuz_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Whats NEXT is returning my life back to normal and losing the fat
> belly I have managed to acquire. Its time to hit the Gym!
>
> On 10 December 2010 21:28, Narbik Kocharians <narbikk_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > Good job mate, good on you. Congrates, What's NEXT?
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 1:22 PM, Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Well done mate! You forgot to tell us the magic number :-)
> >>
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> >> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 16:16, Muzammil Malick <malickmuz_at_gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Hey Everyone
> >> >
> >> > Apologies in advance for the essay!!!
> >> >
> >> > I cant believe my journey is finally over. I took the R&S lab
> >> > yesterday and found out today that I passed.
> >> > CCIE should come with a warning "CCIE study is hazardous to your life
> >> > if you have a wife and kids"
> >> >
> >> > My journey began in January 2009 when i began preparing for my
> >> > written, my study was based purely on
> >> > reading lots of books and making lots of notes. I used the Cisco Press
> >> > R&S Certification Guide and TCP/IP Vol 1 and 2.
> >> > At the time of studying I was working away from home and so I had lots
> >> > of free time to study whilst my wife took care of my 2 year
> >> > old son and I would visit them on the weekends.
> >> > I passed the written mid 2009 and it was around the time when v4
> >> > blueprint was announced. So I decided to book myself a date
> >> > for the v4 exam and work aggressively towards it. I took the first day
> >> > that v4 was introduced in Brussels.
> >> >
> >> > Now from here on in I would just like to say that what I did was
> >> > probably not something you would want to follow if you are preparing.
> >> > It was a learning experience for me!!
> >> >
> >> > I began by studying the Doc CD in detail! I worked through all the
> >> > blueprint sections and read lots of RFCs, books, blogs, Internet and
> >> > made sure
> >> > I knew all the commands for all technologies relevant to the blueprint
> >> > and understood how they worked.
> >> > This included 3 hours every evening, and entire weekends labbing all
> >> > the technologies using the DOC CD as a guide. I made notes on all
> >> > these commands
> >> > and technologies.
> >> > I did this for 6 months all the way to my lab date in October.
> >> > My first attempt was an eye opener. I had OEQs which I failed but
> >> > kicked myself later. My troubleshooting was miserable and my config
> >> > was even worse.
> >> > Overall I came out of the exam and decided that I could definitely
> >> > pass but I had a lot more work to do.
> >> >
> >> > This is where the problems started. I had found a flat near work and
> >> > my wife and son moved in with me and my wife was expecting in November
> >> > 2009.
> >> > I knew it would be tough to take the lab again in this period and so I
> >> > was forced to take a break. My second son was born on December 1st and
> >> > I did not start
> >> > studying again till February so I had a fair few months out of the
> game.
> >> >
> >> > Now I will say that between the time I took my next B attempt and
> >> > yesterday's I have taken a "few" attempts. I wont go into them but
> >> > what I will say is that my study pattern changed
> >> > drastically throughout the year and I think it is this change that
> >> > enabled me to pass.
> >> >
> >> > When I started studying again I focussed my attention on INE Vol 1 and
> >> > made sure I knew the technologies inside out. This reinforced the
> >> > notes that I had taken in my first 6 months of
> >> > studying and taught me loads. It also helped me fill in a lot of gaps
> >> > I had. I still kept my focus around the DOC CD and at no point did I
> >> > ever do a full 8 hour lab at home.
> >> > I focussed my attention on mini scenarios making sure I understood the
> >> > technologies and command inside out.
> >> >
> >> > During my last couple of attempts I came to understand one important
> >> > thing and it was a post that Narbik made on GS that nailed this down
> >> > for me.
> >> > Cisco don't want you to do ninja tasks! There were a few questions
> >> > that cropped up on my attempts that I still do not know the answer to,
> >> > to this day. However I know that if you know
> >> > the fundamentals, these cannot stop you from passing.
> >> > From my failed attempts I learned that I didn't understand the basics
> >> > well enough, and I could not implement them at speed.
> >> > So in the last couple of months I trimmed my study down to doing very
> >> > simple labs and making sure I could do all the "simple" things fast.
> >> > This year was like torture for me. I had to spend loads of time away
> >> > from my wife, son and new born baby. My wife has endured endless
> >> > nights looking after them both whilst I locked myself away to study.
> >> >
> >> > Thank you Darling!!
> >> >
> >> > There were times where I seriously just wanted to pack it all in and
> >> > call it a day and just accept that it wasn't meant to be but I have
> >> > amazing friends and and amazing family (wife!!) who kept me going!
> >> >
> >> > I arrived in Brussels (from UK) the night before my exam and stayed at
> >> > the NH Hotel. Didn't sleep very well due to feeling a little ill and
> >> > got up feeling a bit crap! The lab started on time and to my shock I
> >> > spent 20 minutes
> >> > on the 2nd trouble ticket. I could not for the life of me figure it
> >> > out! But as soon as it clicked I was well on my way. I still managed
> >> > to finish with 15 minutes to spare after having checked everything. I
> >> > solved all tickets.
> >> > I moved on to config which generally went well. There were a few tasks
> >> > where I just did not know the answer to but I knew that I could get
> >> > the majority of points elsewhere so I went after them at speed.
> >> > I read the questions down to the "word" to make sure I was doing them
> >> > correctly. I ended up using the full 8 hours because one of my routers
> >> > played up during the middle of the exam. Had to reload a couple of
> >> > times
> >> > but it sorted itself out eventually! (was a bit of a nightmare but I
> >> > guess it can happen). Went home feeling less than confident because I
> >> > didn't get as much time as I would have wanted to check everything
> >> > over because of
> >> > the router problem. I was driving home from airport and convinced
> >> > myself that I had failed! Got home 11pm and results weren't posted,
> >> > checked at 4am today and there it was, a PASS!
> >> > I couldn't believe it and kept refreshing and closing down browser and
> >> > restarting until I was finally sure and I woke my family and told
> >> > them!
> >> >
> >> > I just want to say a special thank you to all the following, some of
> >> > who dont even know me but unknowingly have helped me through a reply
> >> > to my postings, past posting, blog or God knows what:
> >> >
> >> > Marko, Scott M, Narbik, Carlos Mendioroz, Tyson S, Brian M, Brian D,
> >> > Kambiz, Bob Sinclair, Paul Negron, Anthony Sequeira, Gary Baker, and
> >> > just a general thank you to everyone on the list!
> >> >
> >> > Thank you
> >> >
> >> > Muzammil Malick
> >> >
> >> >
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