1st Day at West point Phildalphia, Pa

Tue, March 30, 2010

Start day of getting print outs of all the HR documents at the Hotel office for guests.
Need to send them ASAP to the HR dept after the email asking me to do it soon.

Call Amit regarding the docs and joining time change with Merck.
12:29 pm EST had sent eamil Amit.Bhardwaj
Debra.Henriquez
1:40 EST called up amit around . said start date with Cogn is Mar-30-2010
was told that I will be paid form mar-30-2010 so all is good!

2:20 pm called up Debra Henriquez For info about the package to be sent by fedex.

4pm to 5pm extend current stay at hotel upto 11th April 2010 @ 79 + taxes = 85.32per day
then discovered that they have a deal going on Expedia comes to 59.33 per day + tax of 5.05 per day.
So then go back and ask the lady there. She seems to be very helpful felt sorry for bothering her like that.

So the 1st day I get charged @79 + taxe = 85.32per day and the remaining 13 days she worked it to 61+ taxes approx 65 per day amounting to about 811+ taxes ==>( 875.88 with taxes)
4:40pm Call up Enterprise and they say that they will be sending in someone by

5:30pm to pick me up at the best western hotel.

5:15 pm mail To Ajit regarding project Id and name.

5:45 Enterprise guy arrives and by 6:10 have the car.
Drive up and down on Broad st in search of Fedex. That needs to be shipped to Cogn-> Debra Henriquez

Find the Penn station for trains to Downtown Philadelphia. reasonable cost for 5 zones around 12 dollars onboard, and 9.75 advance for off peak. Plus $2 for peak hrs. week end round trip 9 and ten trip is 57.50

8:00pm come back to room and talk with Anil for a few mins.
8:45 called up AV who is now in CA with his family for 30 mins. Still need to coordinate SAP CRM trainning with him in Atlanta.
9:50 returned call to Narayana of Satyam.

Tried to get print out from the hotel printer room but the system seems to be used by someone every time. will try again tomorrow morning and need to drop off the docs to be sent to HR by Fedex.
And then go about town hunting for apartment to stay.

Wonder when I will get time to work on the taxes.. ahhh another major hurdle to over come.

In all this the weather outside was really damp with constant rain and this place is like a very very remote Village 40 miles from the downtown Airport.

Feeling lonely and lost in the new place. Thoughts of past seem to come and on the edge of becoming depressed again.
Going to read the Bible in the hotel before hitting the bed. :) hope to feel better tomorrow.

Have Face Book Chat with Sweet Delma. She seems so pure at heart. Hope that she keeps up her sincere god fearing simple thoughts for ever.

Well its not going to rain for ever either, soon there will be sunshine (atleast expect one from tomorrow). Cheers to a bright future. :)