8 Days till I take CCIE R/S Lab for the first time
It seems just like yesterday when I got my CCIE SP however here I am again. Ive been learning a lot about stuff I do not use on a daily basis so I can say at least that I am becoming a better engineer because of this.
The two biggest fears that most people have told me are both EEM and OER/PFR. After 'going hard' on these two things, I hope I get them on the lab so I can just kill it. They are confusing at first, but after you work with them a while it aint so bad.
I still plan on failing but I do think that It will be close. Going for 2 CCIE's in 57 days is just insane.
The real reason I am doing the R/S Lab *AT ALL* is because I heard about the wall of pain in RTP way back when it was first started. It was a dream of mine to be [email protected] (Which did come true a few years ago) and to sign that damn wall. Well, if anyone taking the lab in RTP on April 2nd reads this - I'd like you to take my photo of me signing the wall. For those who do not know what the wall of pain is - it is 3 large sheets of paper on the wall @ rtp which people who have passed the IE can sign and put their # (and track) on. Usually, the only way you get to sign it is to either go back on your own, or take another test. I figured Ive spent 1500$ on dumber things and there is a chance i'll pass. I know i'll pass it eventually so it will be good to get the experience.
In a PERFECT world, i'll get my results a few minutes after leaving like a friend of mine did, and go back and sign it again. If for some miracle I do pass R/S next week - I may make a run at #3 - which i'll have about 6 months to do. No idea which I'll do though - I just know it wont be Voice.