From: rodrigo.gutierrez@nsn.com
Date: Fri Feb 08 2008 - 13:07:35 ARST
Congratulations on your sucessful story Sadiq, and enjoy your number. I have a question what is exactly the " Watched the CoD ", you mentioned, where can I get those, I would like to see them.
Thanks bro
Rodrigo Gutiirrez
IP/Engineer.
Cisco Certified Network Professional, CCNP
Mobile Phone # :57-310-580-0973
Monday - Friday : 8:00-16:00 EST
rodrigo.gutierrez@nsn.com
Nokia Siemens Networks
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
>Behalf Of ext Sadiq Yakasai
>Sent: Jueves, 07 de Febrero de 2008 07:11 p.m.
>To: Cisco certification
>Subject: CCIE #19963
>
>Hey guys,
>
>I cant believe its my turn to write this email now. Amazing
>what comes your way when you are truly determined and would
>not let failing be a failure, as they say.
>
>So I have managed to get digitized yesterday at Brussels,
>after my second attempt at the lab exam. Its been a rough
>ride! Juggling work and studying for the lab exam isnt the
>most esiest of things to do.
>
>I started studying for the lab exam in January 2007, just
>after finishing written test and commencing with a new job
>back then. Pay was good, but it wasnt directly with cisco line
>of products, which kinda made it boring for me cos of what I
>had set out to get. I gave up the job and took up a contract
>for 11 months, but this time working on IOS day in day out!
>Pay was less, the country was more expensive to live in, spent
>alot of money moving across the continent (needless to mention
>the hunnies are not as sweet, hehe), but hey, I had a target.
>Along the line when the going got tough, many times I
>questioned myself about this decision that I had to make. But
>i sticked with the plan!
>
>Got me InternetworkExpert materials and got on with the plan.
>Watched the CoD many many times each. At least 2 times before
>practice, and one more time after practing to make sure I
>completely understood what they mentioned. Most times, I would
>pick up new tricks and information everytime i re-watched the
>videos. I did this for at least 4 months and decided it was
>time to get on to the main labs. Did all the labs and at least
>15 more for the second time.
>
>I scheduled the Assesor Lab exam and got a 65% on it. Wasnt
>the most impressive performance, but it introduced me to a
>different wording style of the exam which I found to be truly
>educating.
>
>I went into the exam the first time in Brussels, with alot of
>uncertainties of what to expect and the level of the
>difficulty of the exam. I knew the technologies but was
>tripped off something really trivial as I look back at it
>right now. I wasted soo much time which affected my composure
>and eventually, i messed up much more that I shouldnt have. I
>got zero on my BGP section the first time cos of a
>misconfigured AS number (and the config for the part was
>completely correct). - not a good thing. I came out with 65% overall.
>Dissapointed by this, but I felt i was close for a first
>attempt and I knew I was almost there.
>
>I came back to the drawing board as many people in here
>suggest. For my next attempt, I knew it would be more
>strategic than the first one.
>I concentrated more on the weak areas and theories more than I
>did on building the most complex labs and doing the most
>complex redistribution, etc, which would typically take me
>hours to think through and do. Mcast, Catalyst QOS and IP
>services were now my areas of concentration.
>
>Just 2 weeks before my second attempt on the 19th of OCT 2007,
>I tragically lost my sister. I was shattered into pieces by this event.
>Had to travel home to stay with family during this period and
>had to cancel my lab attempt.
>
>After a complete month of being away from anything technical,
>I returned to the battle field. My boss at work had got in
>contact with the guys at NMC and got a few mock labs to do
>with them. I found this to be a truly enriching experience. I
>did 3 labs in total and they gave me the slap i needed to
>fully wake up and face the beast again.
>
>I went back to Brussels on the 6th of Feb. Knowing my
>abilities, I have never a believer of reading the whole exam
>before starting, and I didnt on the day because I think there
>is too much information to take in by doing so. I like to read
>a section and do that section, verify and move on to the next.
>However, I came across an issue which i asked the proctor on
>and he adviced me to read the entire exam to get the clue to
>the answer which I did got an answer to my question. I knew
>right from the exam hall that I had done it this time. But if
>I had not, then I probably would never be able to cos I thot I
>had done all that I could do and believed I did the right
>thing. I clarified with the proctors on every little point I
>needed clarification. NO ASSUMPTIONS WHAT SO EVER!!.
>
>I would like to thank all the gurus out here for your time and effort.
>The Brians, Scott, Narbik, Tarun, Jason Guy, Hashiru Aminu
>(especially for introducing me to the group), and all the rest
>of the gurus out here for your support and time.
>
>I would like to thank all the newbies as well for the
>fundamental questions. Most times you realise its good to go
>back to basics when you spend too much time solving the most
>complex of issues. It always helped. I had a prof that always
>said, its better to ask the most stupid question outside the
>exam than be caught up inside the exam for not asking. So ASK
>when is doubt! There will always be someone to answer your question
>
>Know the DoC CD inside out!
>
>Thanks
>
>Sadiq Yakasai
>CCIE # 19963
>
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