I downloaded the IEWB materials on Jan 1st, yes, that’s a new year and I couldn’t convince myself not to go near any computer.

I started the WB about 2 weeks ago. Kind of hard to resume studying after couple of months busy with work and fixing stuff for my new place. Anyway, excuses won’t keep me forward, perseverance does.

Back in late December 2008, I was struggling to convince myself to buy InternetworkExpert materials. Luckily, InternetworkExpert provided 25% discount and financing. So, I took the deal with 6 months financing. It was on 31 December 2008, the last day of the offer.

Downloaded the EIGRP WB on Jan 1st and I had to put it down until I make a commitment to resume my study, and it was about two weeks ago.

When I started to resume my study, I really couldn’t focus myself as I have so many things to do at once. I have to study several materials such as Security, Wireless, and Voice for work. It’s not that my company doesn’t have other resources and fall everything to me, I just thought that I need to have a bit of understanding for those areas before asking around.

Again, excuses won’t move me forward. Like yesterday, I had a request from the customer to add a new subnet on the data center and I had to do some discovery how should it be done. It took me a nearly 5 hours straight just to get to know the routing plus the core switches are Alcatel 7800. I dug down the documentation and starring the monitor for hours.

Went back home sat down in front of TV for nearly 3 hours and felt didn’t want to study. Then I said to myself to have a shower and move-on to study. Yes, shower heals!

I just doesn’t work by pitying myself and give all of the excuses.

A friend of mine told me that he has to drive to office for an hour every night to lab and drive back home around 1-2am every day. And he has a wife and kid.

I’m no par of him, despite any excuses to make justification, I have to keep moving on and pressing on.

Ok, EIGRP is finished, along with Bridging and Switching I did few months before.

Well, It’s hard but look at me, I’ve finished two WBs.

I’m moving on…