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Someone asked me how my blog and newspaper column came to be titled "Bleachers Brew". It's like this, it's an amalgam of sorts of two things: The bleachers area in the stadium/arena where I used to sit when I would watch baseball, football, and basketball games and Miles Davis' great jazz album Bitches Brew. That's how it got culled together. I originally planned on calling it "The View from the Big Chair" that is a nod to Tears For Fear's second album, Songs from the Big Chair. So there.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Football kits I hope to pick up


Two kits I hope to pick up soon -- Rob Van Persie's Arsenal jersey and an Australia Harry Kewell. I wasn't that big on getting tops with names on the back before (I only had a few) but now I'm getting quite a bit more. I'm trading up a Mizuno Azkals (I have a bunch) for a Nike Singapore Lions as well. And there's the Vasco da Gama and Germany Mesut Ozil (it's gotta be that umlaut) kits I plan of grabbing. When I'm in Singapore in a few days will pick up a new Everton. I don't root for Everton as I am a die-hard LFC fan but the blue color will come in handy during the UAAP season.


Someone asked where I buy my kits in Singapore. There's Queenstown but you have to travel a bit out of the city (but it's well worth it) and 313 Somerset (in the 3rd floor if I am not mistaken and directly below HMV). In Jakarta there's this mall -- I forget the name though but it is adjacent to the Paragon -- where they have several shops including one where they have a lot of English squads. Even the small clubs they have. Check them out when you're there.

Posted by Rick Olivares

5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 16, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    where do you buy kits in singapore?

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  2. Rick OlivaresMarch 16, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    3rd floor 313 Somerset along Orchard Road and in Queenstown.

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  3. TwIsTeD_RubzMarch 16, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    the place in Somerset is nice! If I may add sir: The Queensway shopping mall and the mall near Funan (the computer/electronics place) have great selections of kits, from famous clubs/countries to more obscure ones. In a word: nakakalula! It's just shop after shop of football gear and kits and other sporting good s. I wish I could go back (with more money) to purchase more kits hehe.

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  4. Rick OlivaresMarch 16, 2011 at 11:37 PM

    Sure is an expensive hobby, man. And yes, there is so much to buy.

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  5. Mark BarquinMarch 17, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    might as well visit the Philippine Football Club and play football too if you have time sir!

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