INDIVIDUAL JOURNAL 01

AHMAD ASHRAF BIN MOHAMAD

0317744
MONDAY 4PM - 7PM GROUP
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY FNBE
03 . 11 . 14
MR SHANKAR

CHAPTER 1
ENTRY ONE
SOCIAL PERCEPTION / INFLUENCE / INTERACTION
Ill take you back to the days where we all cried over spilt ice cream and
spilt tears. Where how I perceived the world around me was how my
parents did. How their reactions was my template as to how I should
react.
They say that the first 7 years of a persons life is merely a process of
absorbing stimulus and reaction, like a newly unpackaged sponge out of
the cabinet. In comes water and soap, out comes dishwater. Magic.
Okay for the sake of staying on course, lets recollect a point where the
concept of schooling eluded me. Namely, high school.
What I know of high school back then was a completely new checkpoint
in your life of forging new friendships, finding the your dream career and
having fun.
But the stories they told you in primary school were discouraging. They
told you about finding your own damn schedules, getting left out if you
aint badass and the super high risk of getting bullied for being fat. I was
fat.
It left a lasting impression on what to expect for highschool. I kept to
myself and avoided large groups of the cool kids and stuck with my
primary school friends. This went on for the first few weeks of form 1. My
overall experience was fine throughout the rest of the years, fortunately.

ENTRY TWO
SOCIAL FACILITATION
SociaI facilitation is the tendency for a skill of a person to magnify in the
presence of other individuals. In my opinion, it is the definite
manifestation of bragging or showing o as a part of human nature. An
evolution in finding a successful mate perhaps?

I play the piano. Having had classes since I was 5 and the countless days
worth of lessons, Id say that Im not the maestro I thought Id be.
Although there was this one particular song that caught me listening
hours on end. Lovely composition, and a fun practice; Fantaisie
Impromptu by Frederic Chopin.

Fast forward a could of days maybe weeks I dont know somewhere into
the future, we had a family gathering. The occasional broken plates
during lunch, 789 kids running through the house (how do you count
kids) and the traditional lay-on-your-lazy-ass-in-front-of-the-tv-after-aheavy-meal congregation.

My brother, the TV conductor was sifting through all sorts of channels

and lame shows when a mom went Eh Abang! Play the new song on the
piano please! Which one? Ala that song lah That song? Yes But
why? Because I like it But I suck Its okay just play Lol
Rest assured I played like Rachmanino on crack. Thank you brain.