Trying hand in new things

Two weeks back I have started two classes together...Learning Kannada from one of my neighbour of the layout and other one is Fitness class by joining a Gim near my layout. Incidently both the classes started on the very same day.I was anyways very much occupied and now it is even worst, but this is truely a new experience and I am thoroughly enjoying each moment of these two classes, rather everyday waiting to go and attend these classes. (Kannada is twice a week and Gim class is 6 days a week)

I am learning Kannada, speaking and writing both. Somehow I am finding writing easier then speaking as the pronunciation is really tough to pick up. Moreover, people start laughing the moment we start speaking Kannada. No wonder, as this happens with everyone when they start speaking new language. Even today my children have this opinion about my english that I speak it with punjabi accent although I have never spoken Punjabi fluently and never got a chance to live in Punjab for long. But kids have an english accent which I could not pick up the same way. Even today I speak in English after getting it translated from Hindi in my mind. That might make a little difference to my diction. God knows what will I do with Kannada?? But I am enjoying every bit of it and will try my best to pick the diction at the earliest.

As far as Gim, it is a new experience. My friend and I go together and work-out for one to one and half an hour, with treadmill, cycling, cross trainer and weights alongwith crunches and abs exercises. I am feeling much better in fitness in just 15 days although no change in weight but still I am more active and energetic. I really wish to continue with this routine. My back pain is completely gone. Normally people think that Gimming is tough or painful but I had a fruitful experience. The reason might be the physical trainer or our year long yoga classes which had made us flexible enough to handle the pressure but I am lovin it :)

Various Attitudes

I keep wondering how people have various attitudes and different thoughts on the same situation they face in everyday life. I am a member of three mailing groups - one of them is my previous company's colleagues of Delhi who came to Bangalore and joined different companies and learnt to stay away from their hometown. We have some planned get togethers of this group in 3-4 months but people come to these get-togethers not to meet friends but to see how others are performing in their different companies and how big moolahs they are making. I attended some of them and later stopped visiting these meeting as I find it completely foolish and non-productive agenda. How does it make a difference in my life if one of my colleague has got promoted twice in last year. It is good if it inspires me but what is the use if we are meeting our old friends and colleagues with a jealousy and competition in mind. I have seen this in other groups too...We all are working very hard in this competitive environment but why to compare...we can learn new things by sharing and caring but nothing is going to help if we keep looking at other's progress with a competition. Some of my friends have stopped talking to me just because I am taking care of family and not my career. Everyone has right to choose his/her priorities in life. Moreover I am a better judge of my life. Suggestions are welcome but being opionionated is really makes me irritated...hope we all learn to be happy together without being bothered about the social status of our friends, neighbours and colleagues.