Just a couple minutes ago, I was struck with the actual reason of why I want to be a CCIE.

In the past attempts (wave 1, around 2002-2003), the reason I want to try to be a CCIE is due to work, aka better pay. During the second wave (around the last blog entries between 2006-2007), the reason is not much changed, even added by one more: business reason. Still the 'better pay' reason.

Now that I have already in the marginal pay range that I wanted to, the reason to be a CCIE changed a little bit. Better pay still there, but not much of the higher rank than the following reason: I want to be a CCIE because I want to be the expert of that. Thus, even though I am now in the third wave of becoming a CCIE, it is know because of thirst of knowledge that take over all other reason(s).

When I compared it with my other experience that brought me here today, all are because of thirst of knowledge. (Here not as in where I am physically, but more towards the achievements, the condition and basicaly who I am today).

One question will be asked once I obtained the CCIE credentials: OK, you've got the expertise that you wanted, now what?

The answer is the continuation of the thirst of knowledge: share of the knowledge.

I like teaching, I still am, and with teaching I can be part of the knowledges-sharing peer that many people know me for and many people that I will sought after. However, in the best interest of anyone, I prefer not to be called 'teacher' and being bowed down till you kiss my toes . I prefer to be called a student, or the better wording: the scholar. Because I believe by being a scholar, I could spread the knowledge that I know to any other scholar(s). Its where the universe' balance happen in the domain of knowledge.

Till then ...