{"id":14416,"date":"2022-07-22T05:32:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T05:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/?page_id=14416"},"modified":"2022-07-25T05:23:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T05:23:37","slug":"hoc1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/humans-of-cfpr\/hoc1\/","title":{"rendered":"HumansofCFPRblog#1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><strong><em>#HumansofCFPR &#8211; Blog 1<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\t<h2><strong>&#8220;While my work has been enjoyable and rewarding, I did face challenges in balancing it with family life and community involvement&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/cfpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2022\/07\/A_P-Tan-HOC.png\" alt=\"A_P Tan HOC\" height=\"1363\" width=\"3264\" title=\"A_P Tan HOC\" \/>\n\t<p>| Published on 24 May 2022<\/p>\n\t<p>Having hailed from an urban slum along Havelock Rd, and illiterate parents, the moment when I received my PhD was without a doubt a happy one. Jalan Kukoh, where I subsequently spent my teenaged years after my childhood period living in slum housing, is still to this day a favourite site for researchers studying poverty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a sociologist, I have had terrific opportunities to explore theoretical perspectives and empirical findings relating to social issues. Having developed a generalist orientation beyond my main area of interest in class and stratification, my position as an academic and public sociologist (of sorts) further enables me to share my passion across a broad range of topics relating to society, culture, politics, and the economy with students as well as other audiences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While my work has been be enjoyable and rewarding, I did face challenges in balancing it with family life and community involvement.\u00a0 In the first two and a half decades of my career, I was trying to be a devoted father of two young children, the caring husband of a spouse who suffered from bipolar disorder, and the son of a mother with ageing-related health problems; it was difficult to handle these roles satisfactorily.\u00a0 Hence, I often wonder how other academics are able to do well in their career, and still handle the things I found difficult.\u00a0 Wish I knew the secret of their success.\u00a0 Anyway, these are in the past, and I thank God for helping me get through those dark times. \u00a0I am glad that my spouse is fine now, and my sons are doing reasonably well as young adults, notwithstanding the difficult childhood they experienced.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In my spare time, I enjoy running long (if 10-km is considered long) -distance.\u00a0 I do this regularly, but only as a weekend warrior, at MacRitchie.\u00a0 The 10-km cross-country track is pretty challenging with its many slopes and wildlife.\u00a0 I have done several half-marathons in the past too, just for fun.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>-Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, CFPR Steering Committee Member, NUS<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/humansofcfpr\">#HumansofCFPR<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#HumansofCFPR &#8211; 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