H Azmal 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2005 (edited) Guys, In the early years of the breakup of MSA, MAS was often referred to by the people across the causeway as standing for 'Mana Ada Sistem'. How far do you agree/disagree with that call? On another note, if MAS is 'Mana Ada Sistem', what should we call SIA ( for tit-for-tat sake?) Do you know of other such wordplay if you will, on the MAS acronym? Edited September 30, 2005 by H Azmal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walter Sim 1 Report post Posted September 30, 2005 hmm, im no entrepenuer but i think Mana Ada Sistem is actually not completely wrong. Im a 16 year old, dont know anything about management and stuff. But what i would like to point out is i think now baru MH is reshaping the airline. So its now more sistematik than before. Other acronym is Masak Ayam Saja. Quote from my English teacher Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted September 30, 2005 (edited) Appearantly some other funny ones, but not MAS: TWA - Terrorists, Welcome Aboard ALITALIA - Always Late in Take-off And Always Late in Arrival BA - Bloody Awful AA - Always Awful CAAC - Chinese Airliners Always Crash JAL - Just Another Loser BWIA - But Will It Arrives? QANTAS - Quick And Nasty The Australian Style SABENA - Such A Bloody Experience Never Again One quick one for MAS and her rival is: MAS - My Arse Saved (by the government) SIA - Stuck-up & Ignorant Attendants! Azmal, may be MAS was MANA ADA SISTEM during the 80s, but more like MY ARSE was SAVED by the Malaysian government during the late 90s after the stepdown of the Tajuddin regime. Edited September 30, 2005 by S V Choong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fendy Report post Posted September 30, 2005 Singapore Airlines Limited - SIAL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H Azmal 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2005 Singapore Airlines Limited - SIAL. 8795[/snapback] I thought it was Singapore International Air Lines? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imran K. 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2005 I thought it was Singapore International Air Lines? 8798[/snapback] If you dont like Swiss...then u can apply SIAL to them as well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y. J. Foo 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2005 Some other fun airline names: CX (Cathay Pacific) - Crappy Pathetic Finnair - Flies Ideally? Nah, Not Airbourne In Reality US Airways - Useless Airways World Airlines - We Organize Really Long Delays Anyone remember that very nice acronym of LUFTHANSA?? I think I'd rather not disclose it here... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted September 30, 2005 (edited) Isaac is going to like this topic, I can smell it!!! A funny acronym not related to airlines: ----------------------------------------------- JKR (Public Works Department, Malaysia)- Jangan Kerja Rajin Y.J., come on, let us know what LUFTHANSA is Curious minds wanna know. By the way, anyone for KLM? Pieter?? Edited September 30, 2005 by S V Choong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted September 30, 2005 KLM is very innocent: Keep Loving Me Lufthansa: let us f*** the hostess as no steward available PIA Please Inform Allah SAS S** And Service TAP Take Another Plane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sanjay Thaker 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2005 MAS is nooooo MANA ADA SISTEM..i mean come on..without any system...nothing would be goin fine...they wouldnt have won a single award...juz watch the way the Cabin Crew do their work..ever seen their service manual..its THICK!!....they certainly do have a system..at least the cabin crew do! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted September 30, 2005 Thanks Pieter, I LMAO literally. Guys, would you say that "Mana Ada Sistem" is grammartically incorrect for the Malay language? Sounds to me almost like a bad translation directly from the Chinese language. Don't we all know how well the standards of Malay language of our beloved islander counterpart across the channel? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2005 Guys, would you say that "Mana Ada Sistem" is grammartically incorrect for the Malay language? 8815[/snapback] "Mana Ada Sistem". Nothing wrong with it, Choong. It's correct. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2005 Don't we all know how well the standards of Malay language of our beloved islander counterpart across the channel? 8815[/snapback] BM although is the national language of Singapore, is not a compulsory subject to learn for non-Malays Singaporean in school. So if you met a Singaporean you don't like somewhere, you may just scold them using our national language. LOL. Just remember not to use some of the very common harsh words such as 'pergi mati', 'babi' etc. By the way, their national anthem in also in Malay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandeep G 1 Report post Posted October 1, 2005 Despite my passion for MAS and all things Malaysian, sometimes u gotta admit the following: MAS: Mana Ada Sistem SIA: Sistem, Ini Ada Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sanjay Thaker 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2005 SIA: Sistem, Ini Ada 8881[/snapback] sounds awkward doesnt it....but then again..its SQ...lol!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isaac 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2005 (edited) sometimes u gotta admit the following: MAS: Mana Ada Sistem SIA: Sistem, Ini Ada 8881[/snapback] That's funny, Sandeep. SIA : "Sistem, Ini Ada" is grammartically incorrect. Anyhow, i think we all do get the meaning. SIA, no doubt, got a much better management. I just hope people running our national carrier will soon sort out what the real problem is that make them losing $$$ I know many people, even our government said the low fuel surcharge at MAS that make it loss lots of $$$. The rivals SQ & CX, do charge higher than MAS, but don't forget they also have a MUCH HIGHER operating cost than MAS. Edited October 2, 2005 by Isaac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Azahan 1 Report post Posted October 3, 2005 you guys are hilarious...i cant bear laughing like crazy. coughing like s#1t now...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) Lufthansa: let us f*** the hostess as no steward available Pieter, dare you to post this on Arrogant Malaysia, no doubt you will get your butt kicked! hahaha.. But have to admit this is very funny... i cannot stop laughing.... CAAC - Cancel At All Cost PAL - Plane Always Late ANZ (Air NZ) - Assets Now (worh) Zero DELTA - Delivered Every Luggage to Atlanta Edited October 3, 2005 by S V Choong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) Guys I just found more funny airline acronyms and laughed my buttocks off..... There is even an SIA one in Singlish too http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/91q3/airlines.html A I R L I N E J O K E S =============================================================================== AA (American Airlines) - Always Awful AI (Air India) - Allah Informed ALITALIA - Always Late In Takeoff Always Late In Arrival - Air Line In Tokyo And Luggage In Amsterdam BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corp.) - Better On A Camel - Bloody Old and Careless CA (China Airlines) - Choose Another CAAC (Chinese Avation Airl.Comp.) - Chinese Airline Always Canceled (Civil Aviation Authority of China ?) - China Airlines Almost (Always) Crashes CPA (Canadian Airl.Intl.) - Can't Promise Anything (New code CAI) - Crash And Ignite - Call Ambulance Immediately - Circle Airport Indefinitely - Cruise Above Iceland - Cancel Alaskan Itinerary - Call Attendants "Idiots" - Check All Items - Copilots Are Imbeciles - Casual Atmosphere Inside DELTA - Don't Even Leave The Airport - Don't Ever Leave The Airport - Don't Even Let Them Aboard (referring to the arabs ?) - Departing Even Later Than Anticipated EAL (Eastern) - Eastern's Always Late ELAL - Every Landing Always Late JAT (Yugoslav Airlines)- Joke About Time LOT (Polish Airlines) - Last One There - Luggage On Tarmack (wave 'bye!) LUFTHANSA - Let Us fish sticks The Horses, Are No Stewardesses Available PA (Philippine Airways)- Please Avoid PAL (Phil. Airlines) - Philippines Always Late PAN AM - Plan On Arriving Nervewracked And Mad PIA (Pakistan Intl.Airl) - Please Inform Allah - Panic In Air - Perhaps I Arrive QANTAS - Queer And Nasty Types As Stewards SABENA (Belgium) - Such A Bloody Experience, Never Again - Such A Bad Experience, Never Again SAHSA (Servicio Aero Honduras SA) - Stay At Home, Stay Alive SAS (Scandinavian Airl. System) - Sweet And Sexy - Sex And Service SIA (Singapore Intl.Airl.) - So Incredible, Aah TACA - Take A Chance Airline TAP (Portuguese Airl.) - Take Another Plane TWA (Transworld Airl.) - Travel Without Arrival - Try Walking, Asshole - Try Walking Again - The Worst Airline - Took Wrong Airline - Try Walking Across (transatlantic perspective) - Travel With Arabs - Terrorist Welcome Aboard - Terrorists With Arms - Teenie Weenie Airlines - Traveling Without Air - Tiny Wings Aflappin'!!!!! USAir - Unfortunately, Still Alleghany In Reality SOUNDALIKES: ============ Aer Lingus Aer Fungus, Aeroperu Aeroperhaps Air Afrique Air Freak(out) Air Canada Err Canada (as in "To err is human...") Air France Air Chance Air Wisconsin Scare Wisconsin Alleghany Air Agony Air (USAir since many years) British Airways Brutish Airways Brutish Scareways Cascade Airways Crashcade Scareways Continental Contemptible Lufthansa Lusthansa Midwest Express Midwest Excess (True, but worth it) Mohawk Slowhawk Northwest Northworst Northwaste People Express CattleCar Express People Distress People Compress Piedmont Piedmonster (merged with USAir) QuebecAir Quick Air TWA TightWad Airlines United Untied US Air Useless Air US Scare YouSAir USAirheads OTHERS: ======= Delta "We love to fly and it's close" "We love to show our flies" Eastern Who? Mexicana Where being Late is Fashionable Edited October 3, 2005 by S V Choong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) Here is more.... some are repeats http://www.pbbt.com/Directory/Jokes/576.html Acronym - Alphabetic Collocation Reducing Or Numbering Your Memory A Concise Reduction Of Nomenclature Yielding Mnemonics Another Cheap Round Of Network Yawn Makers A Capitalised Representation of Names You Memorize Airlines AA - Abort! Abort! Always Awful AI - Allah Informed Alitalia - Always Late In Transit, Always Late In Arrival Airplane Landed In Tokyo And Luggage In Atlanta A Little Italian Tit And Lotsa Italitan Ass A Little Italian Tradition And Lotsa Italian Attitude American - A Miracle Each Rider Is Currently Alive Now Airline Meals Eaten Regularly Induces Cramps and Nausea AUA - Almost Unknown Airline AWA - Always Wasting Assets BA - Bloody Awful British Apoplectic BEA - Better Eat Afterwards BOAC - Better On A Camel Blast Off And Crash Boeing - Broken Off Engines In Numerous Gardens BWIA - Baggage Wandering In Africa Better Walk If you're Able Born to Wait In Airports But Will I Arrive? CAAC - Chinese Airlines Always Cancel Dan Air - Dangerous And Nearly Always Incredibly Rough Delta - Damaged Engines Limit Take-off Ability Departures Extra-Late, Tardy Arrivals Directed Everybody's Luggage To Atlanta Doesn't Even Leave The Airport Doesn't Ever Let Terrorists Aboard Doesn't Experience Like This Andrenalize? Don't Even Let Them Aboard Drunken Engineers Land Too Abruptly EAA - Even Apes Aviate El Al - Egyptian Louting Arab Loathing Every Landing Always Late Every Landing Always Lousy Everyones Luggage Always Lost Finnair - Flies Ideally? Nah, Not Airbourne In Reality JAL - Journey Always Late JAT - Joke About Time Liat - Luggage Is Always Tardy Lot - Lots Of Trouble Lufthansa Let Us Fiddle The Hostess And Not Say Anything MAS - May Actually s#1t Northwest - Nobody Out Ranks This Horrid, Worthless, Excruciatingly Sluggish Transport Olympic - Onassis Likes Your Money Paid In Cash PAL - Prick Always Long Pan Am - Passengers Always Need A Mortician Pilots Are Not A Must Poor Airline Needs Any Money PIA - Passenger's Illegal Abductor Perhaps I Arrive Please Inform Allah PSA - Paul's Saturday Airline PWA - Pete's Wobbly Airline Piddly Widdly Airline PLease Wait Awhile Qantas - Queasy and Nauseous, Tired And Sick Queers And Nymphomaniacs Trained As Stewards Quick And Nasty Transportation, Australian Style Quite A Neat Trick, Arriving Safely Quite A Nice Trip, Any Survivors? Quits Air-travel, Next Time Approaches Ship Sabena - Such A Bad Experience - Never Again SAHSA - Stay At Home, Stay Alive SAS - Service After Sex Sex And Satisfaction Such A S*** SIA - Sex In the Air Singapore Imitates America/Australia TACA - Take Another Carrier Always Take A Coffin Along Tome Alcohol Cuanda Aborda TAP - Take A Parachute Take Another Plane Thy - They Hate You TWA - That Was Accidental That Was Awful Travel With Arabs Teeny Weeny Airlines Try Walking Across Try With Another Today's Worst Airline Tomorrow We'll Arrive Tomorrow's Widebody Accident Totally Wasted Airlines United - U Need Insurance That Exempts Death Usually Not Enclined To Eliminate Disasters USAir - (used to be Allegheny Airlines): Unfortunately Still Allegheny In Reality Uta - Unlikely To Arrive Unable To Ascend Varig - Virgin's Are Rare In Glasgow Virgin - Very Interesting Ride: Going Into Nymphos Edited October 3, 2005 by S V Choong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y. J. Foo 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2005 Some other soundalikes: Easyjet - Queasyjet Flying Tigers - Frying Tigers (EWW!!!) Interflug - Inter puke Jetstream Airlines - Jetscream Airlines KLM Royal Dutch (Sorry Pieter... ) - Komische Landungs Metoden (German: Funny ways of landing) Mexicana - Mexicaca (Caca is spanish for feces) (!!) Ransome Airlines (......) Republic Airlines - Repulsive Airlines Thai Airways - Cry Airways ValuJet - Crispy Critter ( CAN be offensive to those who lost their beloved ones in Flight 592. ) As for Lufthansa, I think I don't need to explain it anymore as Pieter has told us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Issac Hendrikyarto Singkarno 0 Report post Posted October 4, 2005 Isaac is going to like this topic, I can smell it!!! 8810[/snapback] lol. Pieter, dare you to post this on Arrogant Malaysia, no doubt you will get your butt kicked! hahaha.. biggrin.gif But have to admit this is very funny... i cannot stop laughing.... biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif Ya . Just about a weeks after i joined ArrogantMalaysia, i had 5 airlines acronyms as my signature. They were MAS - Money And Sex SIA - Sex In (the) Air CAAC - Chinese Airliners Always Crash TWA - The Worse Airline Qantas - Quick And Nasty Transportation Australian Style The very powerful dictator (Jo Jo) sent me a private message demanded me to delete all or he will delete them himself and told me that i could be banned if i ever ever posting "these" again because i've violated this & that rules Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syidan 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2005 Malaysia Airlines (MAS) - Mesti Ada Saudara (Must have relatives to join them) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
