Congrats mate ! Enjoy your success ! Gaurav Madan CCIE # 23863
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Antonio Dee <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Guyz, > > Just arrived back home from my Lab exam last Friday. > > And yes, I conquered the beast on the first try, CCIE #26509 !!!! I > basically shouted my heart out when I saw that I passed, I placed my face on > the bed and just shouted, I just couldn't believe it. I gave my wife the > honor to login and see the result :-) > > First, want to thank GOD for everything !!! > > Second, I want to give a special thanks to my wife who has been there all > the way and the pain that we need to endure for more than 11 months of > preparation. She had to endure my stubbornness :-( and temperament :-(. > Thank you Kay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Third, I want to thank you to a very special friend of mine, he saw how it > is prepared till we went to Sydney to take my exam, he was there till the > day I took the exam, rode with me to the lab center in the morning :-) Thank > you Lix !!!! > > And Lastly, thank you IPExpert and this list, I may not be that noisy on > this list, but i've been absorbing all i can from this list and taking notes > of the problem and issue that can arise from each different technology. I've > compiled everything i can on all situation that can arise. > > So, here it it, it's really doable guyz, no magic!!! > > To be honest and not breaking anything on the NDA, I didn't finish all the > task, I had 5 task left out so it was really close a call , I told my wife > and my friend afterwards that if i'll fail this, it's really going to be > very close to the passing mark of 80. But I really knew i locked down those > task that I answered. > > I followed what Joe and Jared has always said, don't be tempted to pound on > your keyboard immediately, I wasted close to an hour just drawing and > internalizing what they want before starting. > > I screwed up on my Frame Relay in relation to OSPF, it was really my fault, > i guess i was a really nervous, lost 15 minutes on there troubleshooting, i > said to myself, i'm already dead if i can't get this up and running in 30 > minutes , no way i'll pass, it was when i got back on my feet on this that I > got the confidence to have a chance to pass the exam. and i just pounded on > the keyboard like crazy to catch up thinking along the way all the task that > they want me to do. This is where I said to myself, thank GOD i read the > whole thing already and I knew which direction i'm going to take. > > What I did for the OEQ? On my last week before leaving for Sydney, I just > reviewed the CCIE Written Study Guide, TCP/IP Vol1 and Vol II. took notes on > those little things that you take for granted while simulating. > > Wish everybody all the luck, don't let it get into your nervs , if you will > let it, you already lost the battle during the exam. Take Control and stay > on top. > > I'm taking a month off, get back to the world now and ordering the resources > for SP, will be at the SP mailing list absorbing again what i did from here. > :-) > > Cheers! > Antonio Dee > CCIE #25609 > CCNP,CCDP,CCSP,MCSE,LCP,CNA > "Patience is the virtue of success" > > > > ________________________________ > Find out how here Get Hotmail on your iPhone > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > > _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com
