I just realised I listen to a lot of male singers that are so pitchy. It dawned upon me when Jason Derulo started singing on the radio, I started singing along, and then my brother asked me why I love listening to male singers whose pitch I can never reach.

I guess it lit up my already-shrunken brain, and then I responded: "Well, I admire these singers. They do what I want to be, but can't."

I love to sing, it's one of the hobbies that have been attached to me since I was very young. I never really hesitated to sing. When I was about 10, I remember - vividly even till today - that I used to bounce and jump on my parent's beds, singing to Ou De Yang (whose career faded after he did a face reveal far-fetched from the cartoon character that he used to be depicted in his MVs) and JJ Lin (who I no longer follow). Yes, for all you those wondering, I did like Chinese songs last time, but somehow once secondary school came, I never caught on and started to dislike C-pop for some reason.

Anyway, secondary school, particularly in secondary 2, it was a lot about K-pop, because that was when the craze peaked. I learnt to sing songs like Haru Haru (and I still can sing it today), Wedding Dress, Ring Ding Dong. You know, the "classics" of K-pop.

The latter part of secondary school and in JC, I was, and still am, into E-pop. I guess English is the way forward, so I've always followed the Billboard charts ever since. Call me mainstream, whatever, but I just like English songs. They either don't make sense at all, or relate to you totally - be it in love life or in studying -, and they either sound fresh, or absolutely cliche and repetitive. That's the magic of it for me, I guess. I understand what the singers are singing, and not having to Google every single line for a translation certainly helps.

I should probably jump back to the topic.

Anyway, I guess male singers that are pitchy kind of earn my respect. Some people say Adam Levine sounds like he squeezes his nuts before he sings, and that over time, his voice becomes annoying and whiny. But I quite like it. Sugar is a perfect example of how he manages to squeeze his nuts for about 3+ minutes. It's just the inability for me to repeat what he sings that makes me want to sing better I guess. I want to do better, so that I could perhaps sing like him (or maybe just squeeze my nuts too).

But yes, pitchy singers may be annoying sometimes, but I appreciate it when it makes the song catchy, and unique. I mean, just listen to Bruno Mars or Sam Smith. They are amazeballs (no reference to balls squeezing). They have that power that translates to high pitch in their voice. I probably have the power (I managed to sing louder without a mic than my friends who were holding their mics in a karaoke session the other day), but I can't hit the high pitch. These professional singers can. So, salute.

I'm nowhere near where these singers are, not even near Jason Derulo (who is famous for dancing and lipsyncing during his performances, and using heavy autotune for his songs). They may not even be a benchmark for me. I guess they keep me motivated - because everytime they release a nice song, I have to sing it, and I am kind of "forced" to try and sing higher? I don't know. Maybe puberty made my highs disappear.

I need to go karaoke again. Been there twice in a month but probably having the urge to go again. Someone accompany me, please. Be my karaoke buddy (or audience).

Song of the day: Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me
(That classic tune though... and yes, this was the song I heard on the radio that I sang along before being questioned by bro.)