No, this is not an advertisement for an insurance company.
It’s just an interesting finding when I ran a content analysis of my blog and had the most frequent words presented in a word cloud – the larger the word and more centrally it is positioned, the more frequently it appeared. (Try this analysis too if you like.)
To my surprise, the word that stood out loud and clear in the middle of the cloud is We, followed by My and a lot of words concerning time and quantity. Even the word timely ranked very highly, although I wonder why as I haven’t used that word that often.
Some bloggers who used it say that the word cloud is a reflection of the type of person you are, but I think it’s also a consequence of my blog topics.
I do care about time and always want to make sure that things run to plan and schedules as much as possible. These qualities probably can make life a little too regimented and dull, but they are indispensable when doing a lot of travelling, since there is always the next plane or train to catch as well as the opening hours to watch for. I couldn’t have written so many travel blogs if I haven’t paid attention or remembered the sequence of events!
I was also surprised that ‘work’ hasn’t been one of the top words. Perhaps I am after all a lazy soul or couldn’t care much about work! Well no, au contraire, and quite a few posts are related to work albeit not directly on what I’m actually working on or anything scientific, otherwise I’ll bore you and myself writing this blog!
Although by my own nature and the nature of my work that I am sometimes trapped in my own little world, I enjoy the company of my family, friends and colleagues. I am ever so grateful to them for spending time with me, sharing interesting experiences together at home or on the road, and most importantly they have been a constant source of inspiration for my blog. Your insights, opinion, witty comments and interesting conversations have broadened ,my horizons and inspired me on many of my posts. Inspiration is what a writer needs to write something purposeful and meaningful.
Keep it going, The Power of We!
The Power of We ——我當然不是為某保險公司賣廣告啦！
而是我最近跟兩個網友的推介，分析敝網誌的最常用詞彙，結果以「字雲」方式顯示，愈接近中心、字體愈大的，使用的次數愈多。（如有興趣大家也可試用此分析。）
我萬沒想到，我使用得最多的是「我們」這個詞（雖然不及英文的We大，可能因為中文有「我們」和「大家」兩詞，而且中文使用代名詞一般不像英文那樣頻密），最常用的英文字中，有好幾個與時間和數量有關的字，中文方面，「廣場」和「教堂」的出現率也是我意想不到的，大家可別以為我信耶穌啊，這是因為一來網誌以往偏向寫遊記，二來則是這兩個詞在英文有好幾個對應字，例如「教堂」英文便有church、cathedral、chapel等。
我寫英文時，關於時間的字和其他連接詞用得多，一則是英文（和不少歐洲語言）結構比中文緊湊得多，較強調句字之間的關係，再加上寫的是遊記，時間次序便份外分明；二則可能反映我這個人的時間觀念比較強吧，無論工作或生活中的事情往往都依從時間，雖然會令生活有點刻板，但像我一樣久不久便會遠行，搭車、坐飛機和參觀景點都得依時依候，旅程後寫遊記也要記得甚麼時候做過甚麼到過那裡，所以時間觀念是不少得的。
對於「工作」這個詞沒上榜，我的確有點不解，你們也或許覺得我不務正業吧！雖然我甚少直接寫自己的工作（就算寫了我定會把你們悶倒！）但網誌不少題材都是圍繞工作場所和同事的。
儘管我本身性格使然，而工作性質也令我往往獨處於自己的小小世界中，但其實跟別人相處的時候是我最高興和珍惜的，不論是家人、朋友和同事，與他們分享生活中的一點一滴、所見所聞，不祇可增進關係，也拓寬了我的眼界，這些交流往往更是寫作的靈感泉源，你們對事物的看法、意見和感想，都豐潤了我網誌的內容，也驅動我不斷的寫作。
這就是「我們」給我的力量！
It’s just an interesting finding when I ran a content analysis of my blog and had the most frequent words presented in a word cloud – the larger the word and more centrally it is positioned, the more frequently it appeared. (Try this analysis too if you like.)
To my surprise, the word that stood out loud and clear in the middle of the cloud is We, followed by My and a lot of words concerning time and quantity. Even the word timely ranked very highly, although I wonder why as I haven’t used that word that often.
Some bloggers who used it say that the word cloud is a reflection of the type of person you are, but I think it’s also a consequence of my blog topics.
I do care about time and always want to make sure that things run to plan and schedules as much as possible. These qualities probably can make life a little too regimented and dull, but they are indispensable when doing a lot of travelling, since there is always the next plane or train to catch as well as the opening hours to watch for. I couldn’t have written so many travel blogs if I haven’t paid attention or remembered the sequence of events!
I was also surprised that ‘work’ hasn’t been one of the top words. Perhaps I am after all a lazy soul or couldn’t care much about work! Well no, au contraire, and quite a few posts are related to work albeit not directly on what I’m actually working on or anything scientific, otherwise I’ll bore you and myself writing this blog!
Although by my own nature and the nature of my work that I am sometimes trapped in my own little world, I enjoy the company of my family, friends and colleagues. I am ever so grateful to them for spending time with me, sharing interesting experiences together at home or on the road, and most importantly they have been a constant source of inspiration for my blog. Your insights, opinion, witty comments and interesting conversations have broadened ,my horizons and inspired me on many of my posts. Inspiration is what a writer needs to write something purposeful and meaningful.
Keep it going, The Power of We!
The Power of We ——我當然不是為某保險公司賣廣告啦！
而是我最近跟兩個網友的推介，分析敝網誌的最常用詞彙，結果以「字雲」方式顯示，愈接近中心、字體愈大的，使用的次數愈多。（如有興趣大家也可試用此分析。）
我萬沒想到，我使用得最多的是「我們」這個詞（雖然不及英文的We大，可能因為中文有「我們」和「大家」兩詞，而且中文使用代名詞一般不像英文那樣頻密），最常用的英文字中，有好幾個與時間和數量有關的字，中文方面，「廣場」和「教堂」的出現率也是我意想不到的，大家可別以為我信耶穌啊，這是因為一來網誌以往偏向寫遊記，二來則是這兩個詞在英文有好幾個對應字，例如「教堂」英文便有church、cathedral、chapel等。
我寫英文時，關於時間的字和其他連接詞用得多，一則是英文（和不少歐洲語言）結構比中文緊湊得多，較強調句字之間的關係，再加上寫的是遊記，時間次序便份外分明；二則可能反映我這個人的時間觀念比較強吧，無論工作或生活中的事情往往都依從時間，雖然會令生活有點刻板，但像我一樣久不久便會遠行，搭車、坐飛機和參觀景點都得依時依候，旅程後寫遊記也要記得甚麼時候做過甚麼到過那裡，所以時間觀念是不少得的。
對於「工作」這個詞沒上榜，我的確有點不解，你們也或許覺得我不務正業吧！雖然我甚少直接寫自己的工作（就算寫了我定會把你們悶倒！）但網誌不少題材都是圍繞工作場所和同事的。
儘管我本身性格使然，而工作性質也令我往往獨處於自己的小小世界中，但其實跟別人相處的時候是我最高興和珍惜的，不論是家人、朋友和同事，與他們分享生活中的一點一滴、所見所聞，不祇可增進關係，也拓寬了我的眼界，這些交流往往更是寫作的靈感泉源，你們對事物的看法、意見和感想，都豐潤了我網誌的內容，也驅動我不斷的寫作。
這就是「我們」給我的力量！
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