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Exploring Vietnam: Day 1 in Ancient Town of Hoi An, Vietnam

Vietnam - 7 days, 4 cities, 1 country. Vietnam is known from its coffees and noodles soups which we couldn’t miss during our trip there.

For Vietnam, we decided to visit Da Nang, Hoi An, Hue, and Hanoi. It was a series of transfers either from plane to plane or car to train.

Vietnam blog, same as the first travel blogs, will be divided into series of posts. If you would like to know our itineraries, expenses, and some more information, you may read my blog and hope it helps you planning your trip to Vietnam. Detailed expenses and itinerary will be at the end of each post.

Also, you may also watch my vlogs at the end of each post as some information may be on the video and not in my blog and vice versa. 😊

DAY 1.1 JULY 21, 2019

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES: MANILA >> HANOI

July 21, 2019 - our flight from Manila to Hanoi, Vietnam was at 10:25pm with almost a 3-hour travel time via Philippine Airlines. Our plane fare for a roundtrip was US$ 144.60(PHP 7,519.2) each that includes 25kg of baggage allowance and an inflight meal.

There is a time difference of an hour between Manila and Hanoi.

Meals are always included with PAL. For my meal in the plane, I got Chicken with Java Rice, Macaroni Salad, Dried Pineapple, Butter, and Bread. The chicken was actually good and was made by Aristocrat. 😋

To our surprise, there was an extra dessert! 😍 We were given Avocado Ice Cream. Who doesn’t like ice cream, right?

DAY 1.2 JULY 22, 2019

We arrived at Hanoi, Vietnam at around 12:45am in Terminal 2 and stayed at terminal for a few hours before transferring to Terminal 1 for our next flight to Da Nang, Vietnam.

There were no shuttle service for terminal transfers during that time since it was in the early morning that’s why we booked a Grab instead. We paid for Grab with VND 50,000 (PHP 110) per car plus a toll fee of VND 15,000 (PHP 33.00) upon entry to terminal 1 for each car. We booked 2 separate cars since no one’s accepting our booking for the bigger cars/vans.

VIETNAM AIRLINES: HANOI >> DA NANG

From Hanoi, now boarding to go to Da Nang.

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DA NANG, VIETNAM

We claimed our sim card via Klook in Da Nang International Airport. Originally we are planning to get the unlimited data sim card at Hanoi International Airport, however, the operating hours of the booth conflicts with our arrival time.

Each sim card availed via Klook had 7GB worth of data and is good for 30 days. One sim card costs Php282. For the internet speed, it was actually good enough for watching YouTube smoothly, and fast enough to send and upload of photos.

LE HOUSE BOUTIQUE HOTEL, DA NANG, VIETNAM

Straight from Da Nang airport, we booked a Grab and went to our hotel, Le House Boutique Hotel.

It was so early for our check-in that we decided to leave our luggage, have breakfast, and go to Hoi An and go back in the late afternoon

We booked our room in Le House Boutique Hotel via Agoda that costs us a total of PHP 4,143 which includes a buffet breakfast for all of us. Our room was located at the topmost, the penthouse. It was a 3-bedroom apartment with each room, having its own shower and toilet area. Also, the apartment has a common area such as: living room, kitchen, dining area, and a balcony. You may check my room tour on my vlog at the end of this post.

KA CONG CAFE

We decided to have our breakfast to the cafe beside our hotel, Ka Cong Cafe.

I ordered their Boiled Pork with Steamed Rice that costs VND 80,000 (PHP 176). The meal was exactly what you will get as the name of the food says. It looks plain in a glance but was actually good especially when you eat the pork with their sauce.

Of course when in Vietnam, one must try all the coffee as possible. I tried their Sai Gon Coffee with Milk that costs VND 29,000 (PHP 63.80). The coffee was so amazing! It was a little strong but creamy!

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HOI AN, VIETNAM

KHONG GIAN XANH

Menu of Khong Gian Xanh

Cao Lau on the left for VND 35,000 and Chicken Rice on the right for VND 35,000 too.

I ordered Cao Lau and the taste was amazing! The Cao Lau is Hoi An’s specialty dish. It’s a noodle soup and the water used in the dish must be from the nearby well.

I couldn’t describe what taste resembles to it since the Cao Lau has a very unique taste. It was one of a kind and a must try when vising Hoi An.

Beside the Cao Lau, I also ordered a refreshing drink of Lemon Juice for VND 20,000 and a large bottled water for VND 15,000.

After having our lunch, we went to nearest ticket booth for the entrance to the museums, old houses, etc. within the Ancient Town in Hoi An. A ticket costs VND 120,000/each which included entrance to 5 places.

Hoi An is known for its lanterns hanging everywhere in the ancient town. The lanterns were used before as to light up their homes and since of its beautiful designs, it was also used as decorations.

MUSEUM OF FOLKORE IN HOI AN

The museum includes preserved items used in their daily lives in the past. Artifacts displayed in the museum were at least 100+ years old.

OLD HOUSE OF QUAN THANG

The Qua Thang shop-house is one of the oldest houses in Hoi An. It is built by a Chinese merchant in the late 17th century.

TRAN FAMILY CHAPEL

The Tran Family Chapel was built as a home and a chapel.

We were a little disappointed for both the Old House of Quan Thang and the Tran Family Chapel. We were expecting really old houses with the furniture, and living areas still in their places. Though there were furniture still in their homes, however, bigger sections of the houses were made into shops. Some were even “irritated” that we didn’t buy anything from them.

The two houses were a “nice to see” places however, if given another chance, I would choose the other museums instead.

MADAM KHANH - BANH MI QUEEN

Tried the famous Madam Khanh Banh Mi! While eating, we saw that there were a lot of Grab Food orders for this place - that surely tells that it’s the best Banh Mi.

Since we were still quite full from the Cao Lau, we shared a Banh Mi for two people. We ordered the Mixed Banh Mi which contains vegetables, pork, ham, eggs, egg sauce, papaya, and cucumber. It was the actually the best Banh Mi I’ve tasted and would love to go back to Hoi An for the Madam Khanh’s Bang Mi! One order costs VND 20,000 (PHP44).

HOI AN MUSEUM

Next that we visited was the Hoi An Museum. The whole museum has 4 floors that displays all the relics and some old photos in Hoi An.

After visiting the museum, we decided to explore more of Hoi An.

Here’s the area where tourists floats little lanterns in water. (Which we decided not to do it since it may contribute to more pollution and deforestation since the lanterns were made from papers.)

JAPANESE COVERED BRIDGE

Visited the Japanese Covered Bridge but didn’t go inside since it was crowded.

HAINAN ASSEMBLY HALL

Last ticket was for Hainan Assembly hall. We didn’t know where to spend our last ticket and our friend wants to visit with anything that has dragons in it, thus, our last ticket was for Hainan Assembly hall.

Overall, Hoi An is a good place to visit to experience and taste their specialty dishes. It is place for people who loves lanterns, and collects antics.

If you want to see the other parts for my travel vlog in Vietnam, please do watch the video below:

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Below was our itinerary and expenses for day 1 in Vietnam. Hope this will help you to be able to plan your travels to this country.

ITINERARY

DAY 1.1: July 21, 2019 (Sunday) 07:00 PM - Meet-up at NAIA Terminal 1 10:25 PM - ETD from Manila

DAY 1.2 July 22, 2019 (Monday) 12:45 AM - ETA to Hanoi, Vietnam 01:00 AM - Immigration / Get Luggage 02:00 AM - Stay at Terminal 1 04:00 AM - Transfer to Terminal 2 for Da Nang 04:30 AM - Check in luggage 06:00 AM - ETD from Hanoi 07:20 AM - ETA to Da Nang 07:45 AM - Get luggage / Claim Sim Card via Klook 08:30 AM - Leave for hotel 09:00 AM - Arrival at Le House Boutique 09:30 AM - Breakfast 11:00 AM - Leave for Hoi An 12:00 NN - Arrival at Hoi An 12:30 PM - Lunch 01:00 PM - Explore Ancient Town of Hoi An 05:00 PM - Go back to hotel 05:30 PM - Arrival at hotel 07:00 PM - Dinner 09:00 PM - Sleep

EXPENSES

Plane Fare via Philippine Airlines RT - US$ 144.60 / PHP 7,519.20 each

Travel Tax - PHP 1,620 each

Plane Fare via Vietnam Airlines (HAN - DAN) - US$ 61.50 / PHP 3,198 each

Sim Card via Klook - PHP 282

Le House Boutique Hotel - PHP 4,143 for 5 pax (PHP 828.60/ea)

Transfer from Hanoi Airport Terminal 2 to Terminal 1 ( For 5 - Total: PHP 286; PHP 57.20/ea)

Grab: VND 50,000 / PHP 110 (per car)

Toll Fee: VND 15,000 / PHP 33 (per car)

Transfer from Da Nang Airport to hotel ( For 5 - Total: PHP 259.60; PHP51.92/ea)

Grab: VND 103,000 / PHP 226.60

Toll Fee: VND 15,000 / PHP 33

Breakfast: Ka Cong Cafe (PHP 239.80)

Boiled Pork with Steamed Rice: VND 80,000 / PHP 176

Sai Gon Coffee with Milk: VND 29,000 / PHP 63.80

Grab (Hotel to Hoi An) - VND 308,000 / PHP 677.6 ( For 5 - PHP 135.52/ea)

Ancient Town of Hoi An ticket - VND 120,000 / PHP 264.00

Lunch: Khong Gian Xanh (Total: PHP 154.00)

Cao Lau - VND 35,000 / PHP 77.00

Lemon Juice - VND 20,000 / PHP 44.00

Water (big) - VND 15,000 / PHP 33.00

Madam Kanh - Banh Mi Queen (Total: PHP 99)

Mixed Banh Mi - VND 20,000 / PHP44 (For 2: PHP 22/ea)

Watermelon Smoothie - VND 35,000 / PHP 77

Grab (Hoi An to hotel) - VND 308,000 / PHP 677.6 (For 5 - PHP 135.52/ea)

Dinner: Ka Cong (Total: PHP 149.60)

Spring Rolls - VND 140,000 / PHP 308 (For 5 - PHP 61.60/ea)

Beef Pho - VND 80,000 / PHP 176 (For 2 - PHP 88/ea)

Total: PHP 14,734.36 (Includes RT Plane fare via PAL, Plane fare via Vietnam Airlines, Da Nang hotel, Sim Card via Klook)

*Conversion of VND to PHP are rounded and used VND 1 = PHP 0.0022

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1999 Art Theme: Wheel of TIme

The Wheel of Time

Returning to Black Rock City after a year’s absence, it sometimes feels as if one had never left the desert. Within this changeless world time seems suspended. We build the same city, we burn the same Man, and by these actions we are changed. Ritual time is cyclical time and quite unlike the ordinary measure that divides our daily lives. This year, as the Millennium approaches, the Burning Man Project will create such a cycle in the Black Rock Desert.

Our plan in 1999 is to inscribe a giant wheel of time around an axis formed by Burning Man. The perimeter of this circle will be divided into 60 units, creating an enormous clock dial spanning nearly half a mile of desert terrain. Black Rock City will, in turn, surround this clock. Circumferential streets, which run the length of our city, will be named after the planets that orbit our Sun. Radial streets will subdivide this arc, like the spokes of a wheel, into 8 separate hours. Residents who live on streets which ring our city may further pinpoint their location by subdividing these units into minutes or even seconds. A sample address: 5:24 Mars. All participants will be encouraged (during daylight hours) to celebrate the time when it arrives at their particular address. Thus we will construct a clock around a clock, transforming Black Rock City into a living timepiece.

The Landscape of Time

The inner clock surrounding Burning Man will become a large-scale gallery and performance space featuring time-related art. The Man will stand upon a boundary that divides this circle into two great temporal hemispheres. All art located forward of the Man will portray our local neighborhood in time. The quadrant that is located between 6 and 9 o'clock will be devoted to a consideration of our immediate foreground in the past, the 20th Century, and the quarter of our dial between 6 and 3 o'clock will address our imagining of the future. That half of this circle located behind Burning Man will be called "The Primordium", and will represent remoter reaches of the past. It will arc backward in a great curving continuum toward 12 o'clock, our farthest point of travel and the source of Time itself. Individual installations will be sited on the gridwork of our clock according to their temporal relationship with other works of art. A detailed map will be provided to participants to guide them as they navigate the longitudes and latitudes of this spatio-temporal landscape.

Events and installations will occur in this chronological gallery throughout the duration of our event. In addition, it will also serve as the venue for an interactive art pageant. On Friday, the evening of September 3, a solemn procession of mourners will snake through the streets of our city, bearing with them a sarcophagus. This will signal the beginning of a journey that will trace a clockwise orbit of the hours. Commencing at the position 6 o'clock, this performance will move successively through presentations located at 9 and 12 and 3 o'clock.

6 O'clock

At sundown we will gather at this station of the clock to conduct an open casket funeral for the 20th Century. Participants will be invited to come forward and deposit in this coffin some tangible token of whatever burden our century has placed on them. Guided by the Spirit of Time, a towering three-story figure, we will begin to circumnavigate our clock, proceeding in solemn procession toward the somber towers of 9 o'clock.

9 O'clock

9 o'clock will take the form of a great open air factory. As smokestacks spout percussive flame and Tesla coils branch lightning, we'll use specifically industrial technology to deconstruct our modern era. A "dis-assembly" line will fold, spindle and mutilate the collected corpus of our century using flame throwers, bear traps, compactors and beds of spikes. This vision of the means of mass production running in reverse will be a participant operated gallery of interactive art. Manic mechanical figures will move, twitching, amid walls of fire, as automatons, controlled by our participants, eternally pursue each other upon an endless succession of treadmills. Sublime and terrible, the world of 9 o'clock will represent a cathartic return to the industrial roots of our century. When our toil in this work place is complete, we will be free to enter the Primordium.

12 O'clock & The Primordium

The Primordium will feature works of art devoted to archaic time. Here antique epochs and forgotten ages will spread out like islands in a primordial sea, each one a charted point upon a curving grid that reaches ever backward into visions of the past. At 12 o'clock, the farthest navigable point in The Primordium, participants will encounter an immense bell tower. Its tolling knell will count the progress of the hours. The glowing disk of an illuminated clock, shining from its upper story like a lighthouse beacon on the shore of time, will mark it as that singularity from which our universe originates. Here we will gather for a final countdown, as centuries, decades, hours, minutes and micro-seconds compress into a single dimensionless instant. This contraction will create an epochal explosion, a primal event known to us as the Big Bang. Engulfing us, like a temporal tidal wave, the precipitate force of this powerful blast will send us hurtling back into the future.

3 O'clock

Inspired by recent field experiences in Haiti and their indoctrination in the rites of Vodou, the creators of the traditional Burning Man Opera will present a ritual of initiation and transformation entitled "Le Mystere de Papa Loko". Preceded by nightly drum ceremonies open to all participants, this performance will reach a climax on Friday night as giant totems of Life and Death are set afire. Devotees will lead participants through a flaming portal as we celebrate our birth into a new millennium.

PARTICIPATE!

Burning Man invites you to contribute to the Wheel of Time. We are looking for assistance in creating our four featured stations of the clock. We are also eager to know of any other time-related art project you may wish to create for our clock. Projects may relate directly to the idea of time or may portray a particular period of time, whether it be historic, prehistoric or cosmic in scale. We encourage artists to install their projects early and make them available to participants throughout the duration of the festival. If you wish to participate, please contact us via email at [email protected] or mail your proposal to:

Burning Man Theme Art P.O. Box 420572 San Francisco, CA 92142

The area within the our clock will be entirely devoted to time-related art in 1999. However, this theme does not limit your self-expression. The large expanse of the playa immediately fronting Black Rock City will remain available for installations of any kind. If you are planning such an independent project and wish to install it in this public space, please contact us at [email protected]. You may mail proposals to:

Burning Man Installations P.O. Box 420572 San Francisco, CA 92142

#Wheel of Time #Burning Man 1999 #1999 #Larry Harvey

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Party police raids, drug 'stings' & divas: The Drum's Cannes Lions 2018 gossip column

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Party police raids, drug 'stings' & divas: The Drum's Cannes Lions 2018 gossip column

Cannes Lions is over for another year, but as the rosé turns sticky on the floor of the Gutter Bar and you think of ways to explain the ROI on entertaining clients with €30 burrata every night to your finance manager, there’s one thing that’s sure to follow you home on that Jet2 flight – all the gossip.

What happens in Cannes famously doesn’t stay in Cannes. The Drum’s moles were on the ground, and our very own pub – The Drum Arms – which gave us plenty of access to the scandals happening behind the scenes.

Find out what went on away from the buzz of the Palais from noise complaints to entitled celebrities, The Drum’s drummers causing chaos on the strip and the magnetic pull of Sir John Hegarty… ooh la la indeed.

Duty free

A French air traffic control strike the weekend before Cannes led to topsy-turvy, rerouted trips across Europe for hundreds of delegates on route to the Riviera; we heard of attendees flying via Cologne, Milan and even Luxembourg to make sure they didn’t miss that 9am breakfast meeting.

But which programmatic supremo was spotted making the most of his delayed flight in the airport bar? His penchant for Gatwick’s champagne led to an impulsive – and most likely expensive – Lacoste shopping spree.

Don’t call it a comeback

He may have lost the ‘most powerful man in advertising’ crown but yet again Sir Martin Sorrell managed to become the biggest story of the week. There were plenty of whispers about whether he’d show up to Cannes following the events of recent months – but oddly, we’ve rarely seen him look so relaxed. Some attendees even asked The Drum what we were really planning on doing, assuming the interview at the pub was really a publicity stunt (as if we would ever…!)

But from the moment he arrived at The Drum Arms for his first post-WPP interview (through the back door, naturally) it was clear that the outspoken bean counter was back with a vengeance.

After laying into the big six networks, the Financial Times’ reporting and WPP’s handling of his resignation, he slipped out faster than you can say ‘Q&A’.

Martin Sorrell on why he wants Mark Read and Andrew Scott to replace him as co-CEOs #thedrumcanneshttps://t.co/3lp8PKQpsdpic.twitter.com/slwCT3EK5s

— The Drum (@TheDrum) June 21, 2018

Do ad execs shit in the woods?

Which glamorous party had a distinct lack of toilets for the 500+ people it invited to its celeb-filled celebration? One desperate marketer charmingly told The Drum staff he was going to do a Bear Grylls and “poo in the woods”.

It’s not clear if he was joking or not but he did wander off into the night, which begs the question: if a client does a number two in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

Diva on the docks

This East End pop star embraced her inner Mariah Carey this week. When arriving at the port for a night on the yachts she refused to leave her bejewelled high heels on the jetty, forcing staff to choose between a great PR opportunity and their boat hire deposit.

Later, when the same London diva was refused entry to an over-capacity agency party she loudly declared the shop’s comms director was a “jobsworth” in front of their colleagues. It must have been a damned good party! Brits abroad, eh?

A sticky situation

The Carlton’s unfathomable pricing strategy leaves many a suit feeling extorted when the bill arrives. But which creative director was stung big time by Cannes’ hustling drug dealers?

After requesting a wrap of unidentified white powder and paying out €200, his teenage vendor scarpered into the night. Only later did he realise he was actually the proud owner of a rolled-up wrap of sticky tape.

Cooking doesn’t get tougher than this

This year’s News UK party, once again hosted a atop a giant hill at the Château de Garibondy was an absolute hive of gossip. With a set from Kylie, Idris Elba and Fatboy Slim on the decks and a pool stocked with pink flamingos, the glitz and glamour was unrivaled elsewhere.

Aussie chef John Torode was even spotted cooking up a storm at the BBQ, but The Drum’s roving reporters couldn’t help but notice he looked grumpier than a unsuccessful Masterchef contestant.

To be fair, it’s probably not much fun grilling brisket in the blistering heat while drunken ad execs guzzle elderflower gin and tonics around you. It looked like he cheered up a bit later though, when he and his wife Lisa Faulkner got a snap with the Spinning Around singer.

The crowd went absolutely wild for Kylie, with one chief marketing officer dancing non-stop for the whole session and another top creative giving it his all during Can’t Get You Out of My Head.

Praise you like I should

Fatboy Slim, meanwhile, wins the Gold Lion for nicest celebrity of the festival. We heard he spent an hour before his set hanging out with fans and taking pictures. Eat, sleep, network, repeat, right?

Post-party chaos

It’s a shame then, that the plug was literally pulled on Fatboy Slim’s set. Organisers were believed to have been sticking to strict timings to avoid catching the attention of the French police; a plan which ultimately failed.

Hearsay on the ground said this was due to noise complaints, but as more officers showed up just as the party was ending, rumours swirled that it was because a rowdy group of underage teenagers wanted to rave to Fatboy.

The police presence then stopped planned pick-up cars from driving up to collect worse-for-wear guests from the château. This resulted in dozens of high-heeled delegates winding their way down a steep, tree-lined hill in the pitch black to hitch a ride back to their hotels – lions, and tigers and swears, oh my!

Heartthrob Hegarty

In case you were wondering, Sir John Hegarty has still got it. After he spoke at a press conference, the scenes of female fans flocking for some facetime with the BBH founder were akin to Channing Tatum’s media lounge appearance in 2016. One journalist even invited him to spend a holiday with her in Colombia – whenever, wherever!

Sacré bleu!

Which restaurant along Le Croisette doesn’t believe in ‘going dutch’ – or, indeed #TimesUp? During one dinner, we were told waiting staff handed out gender-specific menus where the women don’t see the prices.

Staff from one media firm were shocked to discover this when they noticed that only the sole male of the group could see the cost on the menu he was handed. Lucky fella.

No cameras please

This US star came to the speaker’s corner of the press lounge to talk business, but was left frustrated after the reporting media failed to ask any her questions at all about the announcement she made.

She rolled her eyes when a bunch of journalists instead swarmed around her for videos and selfies once she was done.

On the ball

Speaking of celebs, did we mention that we interviewed former England manager Sam Allardyce?

In conversation before the England v Tunisia game at the TalkSport bar, he predicted the right score and told us over a Guinness that he doesn’t think Stevie G, Frank Lampard or Joey Barton will still be in a job come next summer.

Here he is with The Drum’s video producer Jamie McMurray and editor Stephen Lepitak.

Jambon ou fromage?

A journalist’s diet at Cannes usually consists of aspirin, coffee and rosé, accompanied by agency dinners if you’re lucky or McDonald’s if you’re not. But this year it all changed with the introduction of the press room buffet – a revelation that appeared around 3pm every day.

On the Monday there was cheese and bread. On the Tuesday there was ham and bread. Rumours spread that the much-anticipated French coupling of cheese AND ham would arrive on the Wednesday. But alas – never the two did meet.

Band on the run

We were so enamored with The Drum’s new branding that we flew a band of drummers from London to France for the week. Their job was to disrupt the industry – literally – with the harmonious sounds of banging and hollering. Unfortunately, not everyone was a fan.

The police and event security asked the troop to “allons-y!” on several occasions, and Campaign sent them packing from outside their 50th birthday celebrations.

The biggest reaction came when the band surprised our friends at Ad Age – and were subsequently manhandled out of the area.

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The Drum’s editor-in-chief and founder Gordon Young even got involved in the action earlier on in the week. Here he is leading the merry band in front of a refined audience at the Gutter Bar.

All stood up

Which social figure left The Drum reporters waiting 90 minutes for an interview? After an hour and a half of waiting (with only frantic texts from her PR to give us hope) we gave up – only to land an interview with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, aka Game of Thrones’ Jaime Lannister, a few boats down. Both his hands were fully operational.

ForgetfulLAD

Which well-known industry PR was said to have his laptop at the Lad Bible villa, only to realise it was missing on is way to the airport. His cab had to turn around so he could return to collect the computer.

It’s not clear whether he left it during the social publisher’s party on the Tuesday night, which looked a bit like a session at the Love Island villa.

Live From The @ladbible Villa Pool Party #Cannespic.twitter.com/70fuAdvm7n — DJ Luck & MC Neat (@LucknNeat) June 19, 2018

There’s no doubt the Lad Bible crew were partying hard the rest of the week, since the group’s ‘Trash Isles’ campaign scooped a number of Lions.

Too brave?

The Marketing Society’s well-intentioned ‘brave’-themed lunch proved a bit too bold for some attendees, with one unadventurous guest suggesting that even Heston Blumenthal might have snubbed some of the concoctions on offer.

Can’t fight the moonlight

One Australian agency got a bit excitable in the car on its way to one of the many events. As the poor driver weaved his way through the rolling Riviera hills, too much pre-8pm rosé (we heard them say they paid €350 for a bottle) had gone to the execs’ heads.

Unprompted, one of the group put LeAnn Rimes’ 90s classic Can’t Fight the Moonlight on full blast in the backseat, loudly singing along and trying to get our reporters to dance. We preferred the original.

You can follow all The Drum’s Cannes Lions coverage here, with more exclusives and one-on-one interviews to follow next week.

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Party police raids, drug 'stings' & divas: The Drum's Cannes Lions 2018 gossip column

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Party police raids, drug 'stings' & divas: The Drum's Cannes Lions 2018 gossip column

Duty free

Don’t call it a comeback

But from the moment he arrived at The Drum Arms for his first post-WPP interview (through the back door, naturally) it was clear that the outspoken bean counter was back with a vengeance.

After laying into the big six networks, the Financial Times’ reporting and WPP’s handling of his resignation, he slipped out faster than you can say ‘Q&A’.

Martin Sorrell on why he wants Mark Read and Andrew Scott to replace him as co-CEOs #thedrumcanneshttps://t.co/3lp8PKQpsdpic.twitter.com/slwCT3EK5s

— The Drum (@TheDrum) June 21, 2018

He recycled a handful of pre-prepared jokes when he spoke at the Palais on Friday, however the audience was less sympathetic to the freshly tanned millionaire: delegates booed as he filibustered his own session instead of answering questions from journalist Ken Auletta.

Do ad execs shit in the woods?

Diva on the docks

A sticky situation

The Carlton’s unfathomable pricing strategy leaves many a suit feeling extorted when the bill arrives. But which creative director was stung big time by Cannes’ hustling drug dealers?

Cooking doesn’t get tougher than this

Aussie chef John Torode was even spotted cooking up a storm at the BBQ, but The Drum’s roving reporters couldn’t help but notice he looked grumpier than a unsuccessful Masterchef contestant.

The crowd went absolutely wild for Kylie, with one chief marketing officer dancing non-stop for the whole session and another top creative giving it his all during Can’t Get You Out of My Head.

Praise you like I should

Post-party chaos

The Drum understands News UK was issued fines of €60 and then €1,000. Hearsay on the ground said this was due to noise complaints, but as more officers showed up just as the party was ending, rumours swirled that it was because a rowdy group of underage teenagers wanted to rave to Fatboy.

Heartthrob Hegarty

Sacré bleu!

Staff from one media firm were shocked to discover this when they noticed that only the sole male of the group could see the cost on the menu he was handed. Lucky fella.

No cameras please

She rolled her eyes when a bunch of journalists instead swarmed around her for videos and selfies once she was done.

On the ball

Speaking of celebs, did we mention that we interviewed former England manager Sam Allardyce?

Here he is with The Drum’s video producer Jamie McMurray and editor Stephen Lepitak.

Jambon ou fromage?

Band on the run

The police and event security asked the troop to “allons-y!” on several occasions, and Campaign sent them packing from outside their 50th birthday celebrations.

The biggest reaction came when the band surprised our friends at Ad Age – and were subsequently manhandled out of the area.

[embedded content]

The Drum’s editor-in-chief and founder Gordon Young even got involved in the action earlier on in the week. Here he is leading the merry band in front of a refined audience at the Gutter Bar.

All stood up

ForgetfulLAD

It’s not clear whether he left it during the social publisher’s party on the Tuesday night, which looked a bit like a session at the Love Island villa.

Live From The @ladbible Villa Pool Party #Cannespic.twitter.com/70fuAdvm7n — DJ Luck & MC Neat (@LucknNeat) June 19, 2018

There’s no doubt the Lad Bible crew were partying hard the rest of the week, since the group’s ‘Trash Isles’ campaign scooped a number of Lions.

Too brave?

Can’t fight the moonlight

You can follow all The Drum’s Cannes Lions coverage here, with more exclusives and one-on-one interviews to follow next week.

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Ever since Shashanka Ghosh’s Veere Di Wedding (VDW) was announced, one name, other than film’s leading ladies, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhasker, Sonam Kapoor and Shikha Talsania, that has been making headlines is that of actor Sumeet Vyas. The good-looking actor is seen playing, Kareena’s beau Rishabh in the film. It’s for the first time that Sumeet is seen sharing the screen with Kareena and to say the least, their sizzling chemistry has already become the talk of the town. Despite the presence of four strong women characters in VDW, Sumeet impressively manages to make a cut in his individualistic way. Bankrolled by Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms in association with Anil Kapoor Films & Communication Network and Saffron Broadcast & Media Ltd, Veere Di Wedding is a story about four best friends trying to figure out their lives and the institution of marriage. The film has already grossed whopping 75 crores globally and nearing the 50-crore mark at home.

It was back in 2009 when Sumeet started his career with a television show titled Woh Hue Na Hamare. Ever since then there has been no looking back for the committed aspirant. The dashing actor has also been part of web series and short films. His last release before VDW was High Jack this May, which was a totally different in genre in comparison to his latest release. But since VDW hit the screens on June 1, it’s been celebration time for Vyas. The superhit film marks his entry into the big bright world of commercial cinema as an actor, who can straddle both genres. Sumeet says with confidence, “I believed I was killing it. I believed I was spot on!” Considering the number of audiences that the film is inviting into theatres and the fact that the celebration continues unabated, we can’t but believe him… Excerpts from an exclusive Filmfare interview below… Read on…

Your film High Jack (director Akarsh Khurana), which was a stoner comedy had a unique concept.

I liked the idea (story of three disgruntled employees of a failing airline who decide to hijack a plane). After hearing the script, I was thrilled. Yeah! It turned out quite well. (Laughs) I did my best, can’t say much about the numbers though.

Like your character in High Jack, are you also more of a DJ in real life as well?

No, not at all. In real life, I hardly go out. That’s the reason why I was keen on doing that role. I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and attended a couple of gigs. Like how bands like Nucleya and others operate and set up things. That’s the fun of it. Step out of your own comfort zone and do something, which you’ve never experienced before.

You’ve done middle of the road films like Guddu Ki Gun (2015) and Parched (2015) and now commercial cinema with Veere Di Wedding. How does it feel crossing from art to the mart?

It’s a wonderful feeling to experiment with different kinds of cinema. You may not be able to control how well a film does. But that shouldn’t stop you from trying doing different things. I’m genuinely glad that there’s a great buzz around VDW, a great buzz around me being part of this journey. And as you know the response so far for the film and for me has been quite phenomenal.

With two women producers (Rhea Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor) and four leading ladies, did you feel like an outsider on the sets sometimes?

No, not really. I have known all of them extremely well. I have known Swara well. I have known Shikha. I happened to meet Ekta a couple of times. Shashanka Ghosh (director) and I also knew each other. In fact, the day we met, we connected. He called me saying he wanted to discuss the film and give a brief narration of my part. So, when we met we spoke for exactly 15 minutes about the film. (Smiles) After that we kept chatting about random stories.

Have you ever worked with Shashanka Ghosh in the past considering he used to direct ads also?

No, actually it was around 10-12 years back when I first met him. I met him after he had just done his first film. I wanted to work with him as an assistant director. Since then we have been in touch and I have followed his work closely.

In Veere Di Wedding, your character Rishabh is shown extremely committed to that of Kareena’s Kalindi. Please elaborate…

Actually, both the characters are extremely committed to each other. The difference is just that he wants to marry her while she’s hesitant. She believes what’s the need to marry in today’s day and age when everything is going quite well.

Are you this committed in real life also?

(Laughs) Well, I try to be. In general, I am bit of a sucker for loyalty.

Are you a romantic at heart?

I am a romantic at heart. I like to be in long-term relationships. I have not had any flings. I just can’t do it. At some stage in life, I thought I should try it out. But it’s just not me. It just doesn’t work for me.

How was it working with Kareena? Was the chemistry easy to come by?

It was great working with her given the fact she’s so driven. After all these years and everything that she has achieved in life, she’s so welcoming and warm to anyone who comes on the set. She knows her lines well, what scene precedes the one we are shooting right now and what scene will follow… she’s aware of it all. So, that level of commitment is inspiring and needs appreciation. Kareena’s a through professional. She’s not one of those people, who come on the sets to faff around and make friends. She’s there to work and she’s extremely intelligent and efficient, she conserves her energy for work. I have not seen her fool around on the sets. That’s what even I do on the sets, which a lot of people might find boring and snobbish. But I believe I should conserve my energy for the day and give my best to what I have come for.

Tell us about the first sequence you shot with her in Veere Di Wedding…

We shot the wedding card sequence in the house. Actually, that was the first time we met also. Before the shoot began, we didn’t get the time to meet and talk. She was travelling. When she came back, I was busy shooting something else. We met straight on the sets and Shashanka being Shashanka said, ‘Hi Kareena, this is Sumeet.’ Kareena and I greeted each other. (Laughs) The next moment Shashanka started explaining the scene, ‘Okay so let’s get into the scene… you guys have met three years back and you two are really into each other…’ I was like, ‘Dude, give us some breather!’ To her credit, Kareena initially makes the effort to break the ice and make the other actor comfortable. Much of the credit goes to her for doing that.

Are you a Kareena Kapoor Khan fan in real life also?

Honestly, I am a great admirer of her work. Even before I had signed on the film, I believed she was one of the few stars, who could really act. She’s someone, who knows the craft as well apart from looking absolutely gorgeous. So yeah, I have always admired her and her performances. I even told her that. I liked her acts in Omkara (director Vishal Bhardwaj) and Chameli (director Sudhir Mishra).

If you had to pick one, what would be your one favourite film of Kareena?

Well, this is tough. I guess Chameli. I absolutely appreciated her efforts in Chameli. She pushed herself to achieve excellence. I loved her persona and performance in Omkara. But Omkara was essentially an ensemble film. Even in that she made her presence felt. Her character appeared vulnerable and believable, as it was supposed to in the film.

If you had to rate Kareena on a scale of 10 on her acting skills, what would it be?

I believe that will get me in a lot of trouble. Having said that, she’s easily a 9/10. She’s bang on, she doesn’t take time to arrive into her role. That’s what is commendable about her. She’s naturally gifted, she’s inherited the talent.

Okay, tell us about your favourite moment from the film?

There have been several such moments. But the way we shot the sangeet dance sequence is memorable. We were shooting the Pappi le loon number. I spent almost two to three days rehearsing for it. I thought the girls are professionals in doing it while I was doing it for the first time. In my mind, I believed I was pretty bang on and was doing a good job. After a couple of takes, Shashanka came and told Kareena, ‘You’re looking too perfect. While Sumeet is someone who’s a little uncomfortable with this whole dance scenario. So, it would be nice if you could look a bit uncomfortable!’ Then he turned to me and said, ‘Sumeet you’re doing well. This half way thing you’re doing is great. That’s what we want.’ I was like what are you saying, I thought I was killing it. I believed I was spot on. So, that’s a sweet memory. At the music launch of VDW, Kareena said she loved throwing you off the moon in one of the sequences of the film. Comment…

(Laughs) I didn’t love falling off the moon, let me just put it this way. But it was a really funny sequence. In fact, when we were rehearsing, we were coming up with all kinds of weird stories heard from weddings and how things went wrong there. When such stunts go wrong on a wedding day, it’s really stupid. That shouldn’t happen. But yes, this was indeed a funny sequence.

So finally, Kareena and you get married in the film…

Well the film essentially revolves around the wedding and all that happens around it. When it will happen, how will it happen… that was the core driver of the narrative. The film was woven around the marriage between Rishabh and Kalindi… and it finally does happen!

The film’s been trending with its hashtag, #ItsNotAChickFlick. Do you agree with it?

Yeah! It sounds demeaning if you term the film as a chick flick. Firstly, I don’t understand why everyone is making a big deal out of four friends going on a holiday. We are in an age where it shouldn’t come as a shocker that four girls decide to have a good time and take off on a vacation and behave like normal people. Being dubbed as ‘a chick flick’ is limiting it. It’s a story about four friends essentially, their lives, how they fight situations, support each other and hold themselves and their bond together.

Would you say that Veere Di Wedding is finally your big ladder to the world of commercial cinema?

Not really. I don’t like to put all the burden of my expectations regarding my career onto one project. That would be quite unfair. Also somewhere, it would take away the credit of all the work that I have done so far in various mediums. I hope VDW does extremely well. I wish that people like my work. But I don’t wish to burden the film by calling it my launchpad and view myself as the rocket all set to be launched with it. I just hope that people come and enjoy the film. If they have a good time it will obviously benefit everyone associated with the film as well as me.

Sumeet Vyas Best Work over the years:

Parched (2015, Film)

Guddu Ki Gun (2015, Film)

Permanent Roommate 2 (2016, Web Series)

TVF Tripling (2016, Web Series)

Love Per Square Foot (2018, Film)

High Jack (2018, Digital Film)

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Party police raids, drug 'stings' & divas: The Drum's Cannes Lions 2018 gossip column

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Don’t call it a comeback

But from the moment he arrived at The Drum Arms for his first post-WPP interview (through the back door, naturally) it was clear that the outspoken bean counter was back with a vengeance.

After laying into the big six networks, the Financial Times’ reporting and WPP’s handling of his resignation, he slipped out faster than you can say ‘Q&A’.

Martin Sorrell on why he wants Mark Read and Andrew Scott to replace him as co-CEOs #thedrumcanneshttps://t.co/3lp8PKQpsdpic.twitter.com/slwCT3EK5s

— The Drum (@TheDrum) June 21, 2018

Do ad execs shit in the woods?

Diva on the docks

A sticky situation

The Carlton’s unfathomable pricing strategy leaves many a suit feeling extorted when the bill arrives. But which creative director was stung big time by Cannes’ hustling drug dealers?

Cooking doesn’t get tougher than this

Aussie chef John Torode was even spotted cooking up a storm at the BBQ, but The Drum’s roving reporters couldn’t help but notice he looked grumpier than a unsuccessful Masterchef contestant.

The crowd went absolutely wild for Kylie, with one chief marketing officer dancing non-stop for the whole session and another top creative giving it his all during Can’t Get You Out of My Head.

Praise you like I should

Post-party chaos

Heartthrob Hegarty

Sacré bleu!

Staff from one media firm were shocked to discover this when they noticed that only the sole male of the group could see the cost on the menu he was handed. Lucky fella.

No cameras please

She rolled her eyes when a bunch of journalists instead swarmed around her for videos and selfies once she was done.

On the ball

Speaking of celebs, did we mention that we interviewed former England manager Sam Allardyce?

Here he is with The Drum’s video producer Jamie McMurray and editor Stephen Lepitak.

Jambon ou fromage?

Band on the run

The police and event security asked the troop to “allons-y!” on several occasions, and Campaign sent them packing from outside their 50th birthday celebrations.

The biggest reaction came when the band surprised our friends at Ad Age – and were subsequently manhandled out of the area.

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The Drum’s editor-in-chief and founder Gordon Young even got involved in the action earlier on in the week. Here he is leading the merry band in front of a refined audience at the Gutter Bar.

All stood up

ForgetfulLAD

It’s not clear whether he left it during the social publisher’s party on the Tuesday night, which looked a bit like a session at the Love Island villa.

Live From The @ladbible Villa Pool Party #Cannespic.twitter.com/70fuAdvm7n — DJ Luck & MC Neat (@LucknNeat) June 19, 2018

There’s no doubt the Lad Bible crew were partying hard the rest of the week, since the group’s ‘Trash Isles’ campaign scooped a number of Lions.

Too brave?

Can’t fight the moonlight

You can follow all The Drum’s Cannes Lions coverage here, with more exclusives and one-on-one interviews to follow next week.

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Party police raids, drug 'stings' & divas: The Drum's Cannes Lions 2018 gossip column

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Party police raids, drug 'stings' & divas: The Drum's Cannes Lions 2018 gossip column

Duty free

Don’t call it a comeback

But from the moment he arrived at The Drum Arms for his first post-WPP interview (through the back door, naturally) it was clear that the outspoken bean counter was back with a vengeance.

After laying into the big six networks, the Financial Times’ reporting and WPP’s handling of his resignation, he slipped out faster than you can say ‘Q&A’.

Martin Sorrell on why he wants Mark Read and Andrew Scott to replace him as co-CEOs #thedrumcanneshttps://t.co/3lp8PKQpsdpic.twitter.com/slwCT3EK5s

— The Drum (@TheDrum) June 21, 2018

Do ad execs shit in the woods?

Diva on the docks

A sticky situation

The Carlton’s unfathomable pricing strategy leaves many a suit feeling extorted when the bill arrives. But which creative director was stung big time by Cannes’ hustling drug dealers?

Cooking doesn’t get tougher than this

Aussie chef John Torode was even spotted cooking up a storm at the BBQ, but The Drum’s roving reporters couldn’t help but notice he looked grumpier than a unsuccessful Masterchef contestant.

The crowd went absolutely wild for Kylie, with one chief marketing officer dancing non-stop for the whole session and another top creative giving it his all during Can’t Get You Out of My Head.

Praise you like I should

Post-party chaos

Heartthrob Hegarty

Sacré bleu!

Staff from one media firm were shocked to discover this when they noticed that only the sole male of the group could see the cost on the menu he was handed. Lucky fella.

No cameras please

She rolled her eyes when a bunch of journalists instead swarmed around her for videos and selfies once she was done.

On the ball

Speaking of celebs, did we mention that we interviewed former England manager Sam Allardyce?

Here he is with The Drum’s video producer Jamie McMurray and editor Stephen Lepitak.

Jambon ou fromage?

Band on the run

The police and event security asked the troop to “allons-y!” on several occasions, and Campaign sent them packing from outside their 50th birthday celebrations.

The biggest reaction came when the band surprised our friends at Ad Age – and were subsequently manhandled out of the area.

[embedded content]

The Drum’s editor-in-chief and founder Gordon Young even got involved in the action earlier on in the week. Here he is leading the merry band in front of a refined audience at the Gutter Bar.

All stood up

ForgetfulLAD

It’s not clear whether he left it during the social publisher’s party on the Tuesday night, which looked a bit like a session at the Love Island villa.

Live From The @ladbible Villa Pool Party #Cannespic.twitter.com/70fuAdvm7n — DJ Luck & MC Neat (@LucknNeat) June 19, 2018

There’s no doubt the Lad Bible crew were partying hard the rest of the week, since the group’s ‘Trash Isles’ campaign scooped a number of Lions.

Too brave?

Can’t fight the moonlight

You can follow all The Drum’s Cannes Lions coverage here, with more exclusives and one-on-one interviews to follow next week.

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