Despite what people might think, when I wrote these lyrics, I wasn't addressing any certain guy. The song is an ode to the daring of independent women. Flip The Coin is my way of relating to other women of confidence and experience. They choose to go against the social norm of waiting around for men to take the lead in the gamble of love. Experience has given them the upper hand and they choose to claim their winnings on their own terms...in the sweetest way possible, of course. ;)
LYRICS
Hey! It's Malaya!
I need a little change.
'Cause I'm about to flip it.
You're lookin' mighty fine
What's your number can I call you up
I'm not like the other girls
I know exactly what I want
Like a deer in my headlights
Fight or flight, baby, don't be stunned.
And lookin' like it's the Cali state
Lottery that you won
BRIDGE:
Don't be scared baby
I'll show you how it's done
Put your hands in mine
I'll show you real fun
You're like a stop sign
Can't pass you up
Let me flip this coin
Heads you lose
Tails I win this one
CHORUS:
I'm 'bout to flip, flip, flip this coin on you
I'm 'bout to flip, flip, flip this coin on you
I'm 'bout to flip, flip, flip this coin on you
I'm 'bout to flip, flip, flip this coin on you
Fly straight, low key & quiet
You're the kind of man that'll last
I've seen it all baby
Done the chicas, champagne & flash
It's time to get down to it
What you got, I'll better than match
You better step it up, boy
If you're not game, then I'll pass
BRIDGE
CHORUS
And STOP!
Can't pass you up
You know I called it
You won me over
It must be luck
It's much too much
Too late for you
Cashin' it in
Nothin' that you can do
Nothin' that you can do
Nothin' you can do!
CHORUS
(2x)
Heads you lose
Tails I won
Too bad for you
I won't flip another one
(REPEAT TO END)
CREDITS:
Producer - Clayton William McChesney
Lyrics & Melody - Malaya Mai
Location - Above the Bar Studios, San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Singin' 'Bout Giddy Yups & Grass-Fed Beefaroni at Thread Show
So remember that earlier Leek post "Party With Big Pool Mistaken for Big Party With Pool"? There ain't no pool at Thread Show so there'll be no confusion here!
I really WILL be performing in front of more than 6 people FINALLY! Okay, okay...I'm not headlining or anything, and nobody's really paying to see me, per se, but it's a start, right?
WHERE: Thread Show's Fusion Fashion Show Runway at Fort Mason - Festival Pavilion
WHEN: The 4pm set
FEATURED PERFORMER: Malaya Mai
DESIGNERS: Saaz Designs & jules elin
I'll be singing "Flip The Coin", a Club/Pop song produced by Clayton William (San Jose), and an R&B/Pop song called "1 Thing" produced by Du Damage (Oakland). Both songs were written by yours truly. "Flip The Coin" is about a confident woman who takes lust or whatever you want to call it* by the reigns and giddy yups.
(*Some people call it "love". I would say you just paid cover and got into the club, so whoa, nelly! )
"1 Thing" is about how this guy you're into really seems to make the grade...I mean this guy is just Certified, Grade A, Grass-Fed Beefaroni, right?! Well, think again...Grass-Fed Beefaroni ends up having a unibrow or bad breath or a combover. Take your pick.
Anyways, I digress. The point is, I really want you to see me sing about these things. And if you have a unibrow, bad breath or a combover, please come, too! We'll all laugh! It'll be fun!
RSVP online via the link below, and you can get in for $2 less ($8 entry instead of $10). And the link also says that if you donate clothes or valet your bike, you can also get in for $2 less. $6 might be the price with the possible cumulative savings. Whether it's cumulative or not, I don't know yet, but as soon as I find out, I'll let you all know.
THREAD SHOW - RSVP HERE
http://bit.ly/ThreadShowSF
FORT MASON - FESTIVAL PAVILION, DIRECTIONS & MAP
http://www.fortmason.org/aboutus/visitor-information/directions
See you from the runway!
:)
Malaya
I really WILL be performing in front of more than 6 people FINALLY! Okay, okay...I'm not headlining or anything, and nobody's really paying to see me, per se, but it's a start, right?
WHERE: Thread Show's Fusion Fashion Show Runway at Fort Mason - Festival Pavilion
WHEN: The 4pm set
FEATURED PERFORMER: Malaya Mai
DESIGNERS: Saaz Designs & jules elin
I'll be singing "Flip The Coin", a Club/Pop song produced by Clayton William (San Jose), and an R&B/Pop song called "1 Thing" produced by Du Damage (Oakland). Both songs were written by yours truly. "Flip The Coin" is about a confident woman who takes lust or whatever you want to call it* by the reigns and giddy yups.
(*Some people call it "love". I would say you just paid cover and got into the club, so whoa, nelly! )
"1 Thing" is about how this guy you're into really seems to make the grade...I mean this guy is just Certified, Grade A, Grass-Fed Beefaroni, right?! Well, think again...Grass-Fed Beefaroni ends up having a unibrow or bad breath or a combover. Take your pick.
Anyways, I digress. The point is, I really want you to see me sing about these things. And if you have a unibrow, bad breath or a combover, please come, too! We'll all laugh! It'll be fun!
RSVP online via the link below, and you can get in for $2 less ($8 entry instead of $10). And the link also says that if you donate clothes or valet your bike, you can also get in for $2 less. $6 might be the price with the possible cumulative savings. Whether it's cumulative or not, I don't know yet, but as soon as I find out, I'll let you all know.
THREAD SHOW - RSVP HERE
http://bit.ly/ThreadShowSF
FORT MASON - FESTIVAL PAVILION, DIRECTIONS & MAP
http://www.fortmason.org/aboutus/visitor-information/directions
See you from the runway!
:)
Malaya
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
ArtNowSF & Alchemetric Are The Big Kahunas Running This Thread Thing
Have you heard that Thread is doing a 2-day holiday event at Fort Mason?! It's just before the Thanksgiving holiday on November 21st & 22nd. ArtNowSF now manages and produces the show and are also the curators for the local artist pieces that will be presented there. Alchemetric, a.k.a. Darien Bamdad, will also be organizing and running the fashion shows which will be happening twice a day for both days. This is no small feat. If ArtNowSF and Alchemetric sound familiar to you, that's because they are the same organizations that run the Veni Vidi Vici event at Club 6.
If you're interested in selling your wares, check out Darien's message below, and hopefully I'll see you from the runway!...
If you're interested in selling your wares, check out Darien's message below, and hopefully I'll see you from the runway!...
Greetings,
I hope this email finds everyone content and in good spirit...
If you haven't already heard about California's newest and fastest
growing fashion trade show: Thread, then please become aware. Thread
brings the freshest and most up-and-coming brands in fashion, art and
music to a California buyer's market!
www.ThreadShow.com
This year, Artnow SF is involved in the management and production of
the Thread trade show and Alchemetric will be organizing and running
the fashion shows during the trade show!
Anyone who has a brand in fashion, music or art and is interested in
getting some booth space at our upcoming November 21-22 2009 Thread
trade show at Fort Mason Center, please let me know and I will send
you some specific information in regards.
Feel free to pass this information along to anyone that it may be
pertinent for as well...
Many Thanks,
Darien Bamdad
415 571 9860
Fashion Curator
myspace.com/Alchemetric
myspace.com/Artnow
Friday, October 2, 2009
Raves & Wrecks: Full Moon Buy Night 2009
Oakland, CA - Walking a spiral through the maze of booths that Full Moon Buy Night (FMBN) had to offer me, I couldn't help but come out of it with mixed feelings.
I go to so many of these things, and I'm always looking for something new and different, even a different presentation or ambiance of some sort. So when I saw the online flyer for this event, the presentation of certain images and words made this event a shoo-in for me. I was lured by the images of a full moon and the string lights and the words "night", "bazaar" & "waterfront". When I got there, that's exactly the ambiance that FMBN offered me...a night bazaar with string lights on the waterfront under the moonlight.
There were some local food vendors, a small farmer's market, some local fashion vendors, some exhibitors and some entertainment. The bazaar offered such a variety of things. So why oh why did I feel shorted in some way? Why oh why did I feel like I needed more?
And then it hit me. The last East Bay event I went to was East Bay Express' Best of the East Bay Party at the Oakland Museum. Yes, yes, YES! Need I say more?!
Now if you'll see the bottom of FMBN's flyer, East Bay Express had a hand in this event. I don't know what kind of hand it was or how much of its hand was allowed in the FMBN cookie jar, but let's just say that this year, FMBN is your father's Best of the East Bay Party...maybe even your grandfather's.
With an awesome 5 for Rave and an abysmal 1 for Wreck...
I go to so many of these things, and I'm always looking for something new and different, even a different presentation or ambiance of some sort. So when I saw the online flyer for this event, the presentation of certain images and words made this event a shoo-in for me. I was lured by the images of a full moon and the string lights and the words "night", "bazaar" & "waterfront". When I got there, that's exactly the ambiance that FMBN offered me...a night bazaar with string lights on the waterfront under the moonlight.
There were some local food vendors, a small farmer's market, some local fashion vendors, some exhibitors and some entertainment. The bazaar offered such a variety of things. So why oh why did I feel shorted in some way? Why oh why did I feel like I needed more?
And then it hit me. The last East Bay event I went to was East Bay Express' Best of the East Bay Party at the Oakland Museum. Yes, yes, YES! Need I say more?!
Now if you'll see the bottom of FMBN's flyer, East Bay Express had a hand in this event. I don't know what kind of hand it was or how much of its hand was allowed in the FMBN cookie jar, but let's just say that this year, FMBN is your father's Best of the East Bay Party...maybe even your grandfather's.
With an awesome 5 for Rave and an abysmal 1 for Wreck...
- 5 raving stars to whoever designed the flyer
- 5 raving stars for the ambiance
- 3 stars for what was offered. A good variety of offerings...but I just wanted more.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
They Pull Me Back In!
Just when I thought I was out...they pull me back in!
I can't help it y'all. I'm being tempted by all the fun on the waterfront of Jack London Square in Oakland tonight: http://bit.ly/fullmoonbuynight
I hope I don't find anything expensive, 'cause then I'll be in trouble. Does anyone know the number to Shopaholics Anonymous?
I hope I don't find anything expensive, 'cause then I'll be in trouble. Does anyone know the number to Shopaholics Anonymous?
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Time to Hustle
It's been awhile hasn't it? I keep on telling everybody about these awesome, just-can't-pass-em-up independent designer trunk shows that I can't even attend because, basically, I am BRRRR-OKE!
The recession has hit me with a pay cut, I'm in the middle of dishing out cash for the divorce process and the fact that I can't find a girl roommate to help me pay for this godforsaken rent is totally killing me and my savings. I'm not technically a starving artist just yet, but if I don't get me dolla billz in some form, I may fit the bill soon.
Right now though...I'm just glad I have a job. But I need a side job to get by. I'm thinking about delving into my other skills...dog training, dog boarding...maybe try my hand out at sewing my own line. Either way, I don't want to work for "the man". I want to work for myself, so here goes...
Got a dog that needs training? I've got references. I specialize in basic & trick training. I'll show you and your dog the ropes. ;)
Got a dog that needs to be supervised during your day job? The dog can't be a nuisance barker and must get along with my dog. Your dog will hang with me and my Bull Mastiff-Rhodesian Ridgeback mix during my work day from 8am to 7pm.
How about puppy socialization. If your puppy is afraid of people with hats or sunglasses, other dogs, vacuums and so on, I can help with that, too.
I also organize dog parties. Depending on your budget, you can propose locations, I can make or provide favors, moderate games, coordinate prizes for both owners and your dogs friends, and more!
Have a source for cheap fabric? Message me via my website.
The recession has hit me with a pay cut, I'm in the middle of dishing out cash for the divorce process and the fact that I can't find a girl roommate to help me pay for this godforsaken rent is totally killing me and my savings. I'm not technically a starving artist just yet, but if I don't get me dolla billz in some form, I may fit the bill soon.
Right now though...I'm just glad I have a job. But I need a side job to get by. I'm thinking about delving into my other skills...dog training, dog boarding...maybe try my hand out at sewing my own line. Either way, I don't want to work for "the man". I want to work for myself, so here goes...
Got a dog that needs training? I've got references. I specialize in basic & trick training. I'll show you and your dog the ropes. ;)
Got a dog that needs to be supervised during your day job? The dog can't be a nuisance barker and must get along with my dog. Your dog will hang with me and my Bull Mastiff-Rhodesian Ridgeback mix during my work day from 8am to 7pm.
How about puppy socialization. If your puppy is afraid of people with hats or sunglasses, other dogs, vacuums and so on, I can help with that, too.
I also organize dog parties. Depending on your budget, you can propose locations, I can make or provide favors, moderate games, coordinate prizes for both owners and your dogs friends, and more!
Have a source for cheap fabric? Message me via my website.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
THE LEEK: Party With Big Pool Mistaken for Big Party With Pool
By P. Ordonia. September 4, 2009
Orinda, CA - Independent artist, Malaya Mai, misinterpreted a text from her rapper friend and fellow performer, who requested his name remain anonymous. "When he texted me that his manager was having a party at his place, with a big pool, to celebrate his birthday and that he wanted me to meet some people and perform, naturally I got hella excited and thought it would be a big party," said Malaya. That was not the case as Malaya and her rapper friends took the stage, or more accurately, the cement floor near the big pool outside, in the big backyard. "Just as soon as my rapper friend announced that we were about to perform, the manager's 6 or 7 friends that were in attendance disappeared into his house. What was left was 1 DJ, 2 rappers, 1 rapper's day job co-worker, 2 of my friends and me."
Despite the abysmal attendance, words shouted from Malaya's rapper friend as she took the stage were encouraging, "Perform like you're singing to a crowd of people!" And so she screamed into the "crowd", "Hellooooooo, Orinda!" And at the end of her debut performance of 1 Thing, Malaya made light of the situation by shouting into the mic, "Thank you! And good night!"
The small attendance was explained away with overheard laments of, "The venue was just too big for these small-time but very talented artists." "The manager is a manager, not a promoter. Duh!" "Where did the promoter disappear off to again?" "Wait! Was there even a promoter?" Some made it personal and theorized, "The manager must just have a small amount of genuine and real friends as opposed to those poser managers that befriend everybody. But are they really friends to any of them?! NO!" And one reminisced, "Kids these days. All they think about is staying inside the house and partying. What happened to good ole' fashioned outside pool parties with live rappers and singers?!"
Despite the low attendance, Malaya found positives in this private, not-really-a-party performance situation, "Big pools do not necessarily beget big parties."
Orinda, CA - Independent artist, Malaya Mai, misinterpreted a text from her rapper friend and fellow performer, who requested his name remain anonymous. "When he texted me that his manager was having a party at his place, with a big pool, to celebrate his birthday and that he wanted me to meet some people and perform, naturally I got hella excited and thought it would be a big party," said Malaya. That was not the case as Malaya and her rapper friends took the stage, or more accurately, the cement floor near the big pool outside, in the big backyard. "Just as soon as my rapper friend announced that we were about to perform, the manager's 6 or 7 friends that were in attendance disappeared into his house. What was left was 1 DJ, 2 rappers, 1 rapper's day job co-worker, 2 of my friends and me."
Despite the abysmal attendance, words shouted from Malaya's rapper friend as she took the stage were encouraging, "Perform like you're singing to a crowd of people!" And so she screamed into the "crowd", "Hellooooooo, Orinda!" And at the end of her debut performance of 1 Thing, Malaya made light of the situation by shouting into the mic, "Thank you! And good night!"
The small attendance was explained away with overheard laments of, "The venue was just too big for these small-time but very talented artists." "The manager is a manager, not a promoter. Duh!" "Where did the promoter disappear off to again?" "Wait! Was there even a promoter?" Some made it personal and theorized, "The manager must just have a small amount of genuine and real friends as opposed to those poser managers that befriend everybody. But are they really friends to any of them?! NO!" And one reminisced, "Kids these days. All they think about is staying inside the house and partying. What happened to good ole' fashioned outside pool parties with live rappers and singers?!"
Despite the low attendance, Malaya found positives in this private, not-really-a-party performance situation, "Big pools do not necessarily beget big parties."
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