Seafarer Life of KapasPirateKing and Family Tree.

Before I move forward and while the memory is still fresh, might as well note these events down !!!

Preparation and sea trials for both the young crew and ULUMULU before the Labuan race but the weather was too calm, so nothing eventfull happened.

Perhaps I should write about the stormy ride across the South China Sea too one of these days ?. Or on the stormy ride my Great Grand Father did many many years ago,,,,,!!!!

Well, guess my sailing days is back again but this time round, am looking at traditional Malay sailing junks,,,,,which you can still find being constructed at Pulau Duyong. Also interested to sail in traditional Chinese sailing junks that are still available at Hong Kong and China.

Guess its in the genes,,,,,,since my Seafarer, Great Great Grand Father and his Trader son, Chinese Great Grand Father sailed from Canton, Guang Zhou, China sometime in early 1830 -1870 to Penang as a sailor/merchant.....ala pirate !.

Great Grand Father, Yatim Abdullah had 2 wifes, with initially Great Grand Mother Hafishah (India descendant) had eldest daughter,,,,,my 2nd Grand Aunty Khadijah who got married into the ,,,,,,,>Perak Royal family tree.

With his 2nd wife, my Aceh & Penang Malay, Great Grand Mother Wan Teh, had 1st son, my Grand Father Mohd Ariff 1873 - 1950, who also married to 2 wifes, my Grand Mother Aminah and 2nd Grand Ma Umi Kalsom > i.e. ,,,,,,to the >Perak, Yom Ahmad family tree.

Her 2nd son, my Grand Uncle Mohd Taid married to my Grand mother's sister Grand Aunty Sariah and had 5 children, Che Kiah, Kalsom, Mariam, Osman and Sofian.

Grand Father Mohd Ariff (Founder of Batu Gajah, Perak)with Grand Mother Aminah had 12 children ; Abdul Rani, Kaisom, Zainab, Wan Chik, Wan Su, Che Noor, Hubsah, Wan Teh, Ariffin, Abbas, Abu Suood and Kamat.

My father's family, Hj. Abbas Mohd Ariff had 11 children, Eldest son Azrai, died during 2nd world war, Habsah, Shamsiah, Md. Halim died in 1983, Md Shariff (myself), Md Amin, Fajariah, Normadiah, Abbasiah and Md Zaaba.

Myself, Capt. Shariff with Habibah (Kedah Malay/Thai/Indian & Pahang Mat Kilau/Jawa Bugis product) we have only 2 daughters Azlina and Azreena plus son Azrai.

Now,,,how do you like that ?,,,,,,,my Family Tree from my Father's side only,,,,,my late Mother, Hjh. Sophie Asha'arie has Royal Aceh/Sumatra, Siamese, Indian and Prai/Penang Malay bloodlines,,,,,,,and that would be another interesting story-lah.

By a strange twist of fate, apparently HRH Raja Azlan Shah is unfortunately somehow related to the infamous fellow on Kapas!!!!,,,we are indeed distancely related by the unroyal bloodline in marriage from ,,,,ala pirate ?.,,,,so its o.k.-lah I guess to call meself PirateKing too !,,,,,,, heheheh,,,,,,,Yoo Ho Hoo.