It's like another 10 hours or so to my flight. And probably 20 hours more to be stepping on the ground of Korea. I'm excited!!!
And nope, a typical direct flight to Korea from Singapore isn't that long. But I'm going on a transfer flight, so my transit timing is about 3 hours, which explains for the long travelling time. A typical direct flight from Singapore to Korea shouldn't take you more than 7 hours.
And I'm engulfed in some sort of mixed feelings right now. Nervousness, excitement, uneasiness.
Nervous because it's my first solo trip abroad, and for a whole 46 days somemore. I'm kind of worried on how I can survive there. To be honest, I'm totally not housewife material. I can't cook, wash clothes, neither do I do housework. I really really admire how my mum does it so effortlessly, although she never stops complaining how tiring it is. This is a test of my own independence and survival skills. Or I shall survive with half-cleaned clothes hahah.
Excited, but of course. Korea has been #1 on my must-go countries list. (Sharing the same honour as Taiwan, but I have already went Taiwan a month ago) It's like I can live the life I have been dreaming of, wake up feeling happy everyday that I am in the land of KPOP, K-dramas and K-variety. Of course, that wasn't the main driving force for my love for Korea. It started mainly because of K-variety, but also because of the rich history of Korean culture. K-dramas and KPOP did not contributed much to the initial burst of interest. I wasn't into KPOP until a few months ago, and even so, I'm not that into KPOP now as well. And not to mention, my favourite bands, SHINee and CNBLUE are both in Japan promoting while I stepped onto their land. (Haix)
And last but not least, uneasy. I took up Korean language in school mainly because I wanted to go on a summer program. Korean 1 was really purely so that I know some basics if I get to go Korea. (I plan like way ahead, 1 year ahead for this program) Korean 2 was because Korean 1 raised my interest in the language. And now, here I am, going to step onto a foreign land, hearing Korean everywhere, but not understanding them. I am quick in the grammar but really slow in the conversational part. I don't even know if I can order food and survive there. But if my friends who know 0 Korean can, I really hope I can too.
P.S.: I am already missing my bed, my mama and all the food I can eat here.
(Next time I post this, I shall already be in Korea!)
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