SO SHE SAYS;

Fred and I were recently invited to Chef's Emmanuel Stroobant's relocated Saint Pierre restaurant for Saturday Brunch. They are now located at Quayside Isle, a new F&B retail enclave in Sentosa Cove. Needless to say, we had a lovely time along the waterfront!

They had a list of brunch dishes to choose from, but we settled for the set menu that included a choice of juice, assorted breads, a choice of main course, as well as coffee/tea. Pretty reasonable for the amount of food you get, I'd say!

The bread was warm when served, and the croissants were top notch! Loved the chocolate croissants too.

I opted for the Waffles with foie gras mousse, apple compote, and vanilla beans. The flavours blended sooo well together for me, maybe because I'm a fan of sweet & savoury dishes. The texture of the waffle was perfectly light and fluffy too! Finished the entire waffle without even noticing it ;)

Fred went for the classic Eggs Benedict. What sets theirs from the rest is that it comes with a specially curated Spanish iberico bellota ham- one of the finest hams in the world. It is also paired with a champagne hollandaise sauce. Simply divine!!

We both wanted to try the French Toast, so we ordered that to share as well. It was so delish!

Wish we had the stomach for more dishes but these kept us full the entire afternoon! Would definitely head back to try some of the other dishes that the chef recommended.

Here's one with Chef Emmanuel Stroobant, & that's his lovely wife Edina at the background ;) Thank you both for having us!! We'll definitely be back to try the rest of the brunch dishes as well as the other menus!

Whoop, and finally a photo with Fred smiling ;)

The meal ended with a stroll along the W Hotel Singapore that's adjacent to Quayside Isle. For those who like their afternoon cocktails, their poolside WET® Bar is perfect for you ;)

OUTFIT DETAILS:

Zara Blazer, Mango Skorts, Proenza Schouler PS11 Clutch, ASOS.com shoes.

Fred and I were also privileged to have a joy ride that weekend, courtesy of the peeps at Volvo! It's always been in our minds to change to a SUV especially if we're going to have a family, so this experience with the Volvo V40 Cross Country was super timely!

Really like the lush interior of the car! It not only lives up to the brand's image of putting saftey first with its whole array of safety functions, but is also one that provides ultimate luxury and comfort. So two thumbs up for that!

Well it's Friday and the Father's Day weekend beckons! Have a lovely one with your families Xx

You know one of those lucky draws you never think you'll win? Well, I happened to land myself a complimentary 2-night stay at The Six Senses Lammu resort in Maldives through a DBS credit card promotion! It couldn't have been timelier for Fred and I cos we both were going through a rough period (not with our marriage not to worry), and needed some form of respite from the rat race. And so we decided to make Maldives this year's Summer destination, and extended our stay to 5 days! Although I've never been much of a beach vacation person (forever a city girl at heart), it's always been on my bucket list to experience the beauty of the Indian Oceans. So lucky me!

Well here's a photo diary of our stay, hope you'll enjoy it!

The view before landing in the city of Male! So, so many gorgeous islands around. :)

We were housed in the Lagoon Water Villa at the resort. They have about 4-5 different types of villas, and ours was perfect cos it was closer to the shores, had shallower waters, and there were beaches right next to the villa!

Really loved the non-pretentious vibe of the place! It feels so much like a modernized version of atap houses!

Showers were completely outdoors (great for the closet nudists), but of course shielded from the neighbours. The bathtub was pretty cool; it had a complete view of the ocean. And while you poop, you can also check out the lil fishies swimming under you ;)

This was the outdoor deck, where we spent most time having breakfast, lazing, then heading out to the nearby corals to check fishies out.

They even have a 2nd level that is perfect for star-gazing!

We arrived almost at dinner time, so our first meal there was a pretty indulgent lobster BBQ! It's normally held by the beach but the rain that evening didn't allow for that. It was a great experience nonetheless!

And we left the blinds up every night so we could wake up to this magnificant view in bed every morning...

It was breakfast by the sea every day.. Idyllic to say the least..

And after breakfast we'd go frolicking in the lagoon searching for corals to spy on fishies! I'm not a very strong swimmer, and during this season the currents are pretty strong, so life vests were a must for me!

These were taken with an underwater camera. So sad the pictures all turned out blurry.. So there are no pictures of the gorgeous sea creatures we met, unfortunately!

Our favourite place for lunch- Leaf Restaurant. It serves Viet in the day and Mediterranean at night! The beef pho was absolutely delish (think we had it almost everyday). Oh and the resort grows their own produce, so all the vegetables they use come straight from their gardens- love it!

After lunch ritual- ice cream at the salon! They have 42 different homemade flavours to choose from, along with a wide wide variety of toppings! All guests get complimentary scoops ;)

Our favourite place to spend the afternoon- Chill Bar!

& then we would head back to change up, find a spot to enjoy sunset, and head off for dinner!

Here wearing Azura Australia's Indian cotton midi, looooove the colour and the super comfortable make of this piece ;)

It was Jap that night for dinner. Really like how the resort has so many different Asian cuisines to choose from, and there's never a lack of rice (confessions of a 饭桶)!

We tried taking a picture of the amaaaaaazing skies at night but this was the best shot boohoo! One night while we were star gazing, we both saw a grand total of NINE shooting stars. Have never seen one in my life, and within that hour, I saw 9. It was absolutely breathtaking- I could lie on that deck staring forever.

Another favourite Azura Australia number, love the digital floral prints so much I chose 2 sets of the same print! And those cute floral earrings from ssurface.net was perfect for the holiday. Sad I lost one side while snorkeling though :((

We decided to go out on a snorkeling trip that afternoon!

View of the entire resort, taken from the boat ;) And all the rest of the underwater pictures turned out blur. Happy we spotted a rather large turtle swimming by though.. It was definitely one of the most graceful creatures I've seen in the waters!

Whoop, like how the bikini top acted as my bandeau to go along with my favourite dungarees from Topshop!! :D

We cycled barefoot everywhere around the island and it gave us this rather laidback 'villagey' kinda vibe. Prior to the trip I had this generalization that most resorts in Maldives are the pretentious & uppity type.. but I guess I was wrong. And that's perhaps the whole draw of The Six Senses; that even though service is excellent and top notch, you get a sense of total privacy & seclusion in a very chill, almost primitive kinda way. There were so many spots around the island for us to explore, so every day was a different adventure altogether!

The next morning we decided to have breakfast at the common area. Didn't wanna scorch ourselves dry by sitting outdoors, but what a pretty view to have!

The chef specially prepared thosai for us that morning! It was so, so good.

And the great thing about beach holidays is that you don't need any makeup! Just sunblock and you're all set ;) Wore Kiehl's Skintone Correcting and Beautifying BB Cream with SPF 50 PA+++ along with Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment in SPF 15 the entire trip, and they both worked magic for me!

Back at the Chill Bar again!

This time while hanging out at there, we spotted a school of 9-10 wild dolphins swimming across the ocean! Fred jumped in right away with his gear, and that's him being a couple meters away from them!! So so amazing! They actually look like sharks from afar!