My CCIE Journey

Finally, I managed to catch up with some leftover jobs that I paused in the week before my 1st attempt Few jobs still pending, but it is supposed to be due on time so far.

I have checked the viabilty for my next attempt. It happen to be mid February 2007. Fortunately/ unfortunaltey??? I have no idea.

Several reasons that I have to put this on hold for almost 3 months:

• Financial: I must recoup the funding and the only possible time frame is by Feb 2007. I have put this in as 'plan B' and I have avoided to do 'plan B'. But ... what can I say :)
• Several other commitments: during this period, several activites are happening, and I can't avoid this just for the sake of preparing my CCIE lab next attempt

I have not lost my fighting spirit as yet :) I can feel the number and I really feel the urge to accomplish this to have my CCIE journey officially started.

The fact that if I could only be a CCIE by 2007, it doesn't matter. Even though it would be delayed by 18 months from my original plan :(

I will surely fight to earn this credentials and I will surely get it :)

Last line: I am curious on how to become CCIE proctor. Currently I am engaged with one Cisco Network Academy and many students have found me very helpful (and cruel) in guiding them obtain their Cisco certifications credentials. If anyone of you reading this and know a friend/ relative that is a CCIE proctor, kindly email me. I would love to pursue the path to be CCIE proctor.

Wow, I didn't know that quite a number of people are following this blog trails :)

Thanks for your support folks! It meant a lot to me :)

In the last 24-hour, I reflected my attitude towards yesterday's exam

I got very positive feedback from the results, thanks CCIE team! You have done a great job in conducting such an extensive exam.

I noticed that the 'fighting' spirit in me is still well kept alive up to today. Prior to exam, I have a chat with one of my colleague. In that conversation we bump into a part where she mentioned that I have a 'tickled' brain, and somehow it clicked with the thinking that I have in my head. I admitted that I am the kind of person that is not happy if there is problem in front of me, especially technical problem.

Thus, I think, by doing this CCIE journey will keep my brain tickled, hahaha :D

Anyway, I also found a philosophical saying with regards to this CCIE journey. It might be worth to remember in order to keep the spirit high: "Winners never quit, quitters never win".

Being a CCIE is not a matter of win or lose, but it is the matter on whether I (we) quit the journey or go on with it no matter what happened.