hi @rav3n oh yeahhh true that. I agree, it's just that I know that she's gonna like ask me how much I've paid the tickets for & all sorts of questions like...what foods am I gonna eat in Korea if I can't eat her home made food...

Nah I doubt that my mum will have some travel tips for me lol, she's probably just gonna say some stuff in relation to making sure I'm safe and all of that jazz.. which I don't appreciate but yea hehehe. And of course she's gonna like mention something regarding like what I should and/or shouldn't spend 

yeah I was thinking of telling her about it probably a few days prior to the upcoming trip, orrrr maybe a week prior. what do you think?

cause I feel like if I tell her sooner than that period then I feel like she might as well just...idk lol

and I really do hope she doesn't tell me to change the airline type to Singapore Airlines (since this is the airline type she always chooses for every flight) -- like who cares if a certain airline is 'good/better' or not? as long as I'm picking whatever comes up and I know that the time and dates and the costs are reasonable for me then I'm all good. Anyways, I'm going by the China Eastern Airlines from Melbourne to Shanghai, and then Shanghai Airlines from Shanghai to Seoul -- these are the same airlines that I'm gonna be on for the return trip as well. 

I'm gonna be staying in there for 2 weeks.

The main reason why I wanted to go to Korea is mainly because I've found that my fav Kpop group (this group means a lot to me for some reason and they've been the only group that holds a special place in my place) is gonna be holding a fan concert there this upcoming December, so I thought why not go and get some experiences of being in concerts. Plus I've never been to a concert before so I thought since this group is holding one this December, why not go? I've been desperate and tempting to wanting to go there ever since they posted the announcement. 

Their concert will be held in just 2 evenings really, but hence why I'd like to be there in 2 weeks is pretty much cause I want to explore the city and visit some places and take pictures of them and whatnot. 🙂 I've been wanting to go to Korea ever since I've been a huge Kpop fan, so I think now is the time!! 😄

Great thing I've got pretty much everything prepared in preparation for the trip and my upcoming time in Korea as I've been keeping in touch with this bilingual service that assists foreigners with pretty much everything really to make their experiences in Korea more enjoyable as foreigners -- they've helped me booked taxis in Korea, and they're able to answer every single of my questions that I have questions about.