Evolution of life in Bangalore

It's been over nine months since i relocated to Bangalore. I came here with lot of anticipation, professionally and personally. In Malayalam, there is a proverb 'papi chenna idam pathalam', which roughly means, where ever a sinner goes, it becomes hell.
To begin with, I had a great life, for close to 45days. That was when I was employed with Indian Express. Business was coming in smoothly, I did not have to work much, was getting paid decently, my boss was happy, my folks were happy, I was happy. Even more so due to the perks I could get there. Holidays, paid leaves, loans, insurance....you name it and you got it.
It was around this time that the devil in me first hit me, I decided to shift to a new company. I was persuaded by my uncle into joining the firm. He painted a picture of challenges, hardships, aggression, lot of work, tiredness and so on. I believe that these are not the kind of things that anyone would be looking fwd to in a new company, and I also believe that no other person would have been allured by such a picture. Anywhich ways, i finally accepted the offer and there was no looking back.
I have never looked back after this. My working hrs changed from 45hrs a week to 66hrs a week. The time i spent with family decreased from 7hrs to zero. The time i spent reading, listening to music, watching a movie decreased to zero. I never had a girl friend to dream about when in Express, but when i did get a girl friend finally, i had dreams of selling my brand rather than dreaming about her.
So basically i was married to my work. How did it affect me professionally?? it was fantastic. I have seen myself evolving into a better employee, i have fine tuned few things and I have become more meticulous, I now believe that no matter what the product is I can sell it as long as it has got a little value and it is competitive.
Now comes the tough part, the work-life balance. I never understood what people meant when they said this thing. I was always amused by this term and now i know how difficult it is. The biggest dilemma would be deciding if i should go home or should i go meet my girl friend. At this age it's obvious that I would be more interested in spending more time with my Gf. But then few things should be done cuz that's how it is.
So I need to get back to work.....