NATO (No Action Talk Only)

No action talk only or commonly known as NATO is a phrase associated to the Talk The Walk instead of walk the talk. It is very easy for sweet mouth people to criticise, to suggest, to convince people that everything can be done and is possible. However, when action is matter the most, all in sudden it is not workable and delivery becomes a big hassle.


Some people has always criticised the lack of legislation for initiating an action and thus the failure of execution. Some might even blamed the mechanism of not supporting the actions. To certain extend, it is yes but in most of the circumstances, it is not the case. There are plenty of legislation and policies to back those in the regulatory and enforcement segments to execute their works effectively and efficiently. For example, the land slide and hill slope development is governed by the Act 133, Act 172 and others. Even there is a provision to compel the building owners of 5 storeys and above over 10 years old to conduct safety inspection. This clause is not enforced comprehensively. There are also people criticising the existence of uncollected rubbish in front of their house, but fail to acknowledge that the rubbish is there due to their excessive and wasteful consumption. If we have reducing the rubbish by exercising recycling habit, then for sure we will not encounter the rubbish problem. The lists can go on and on.

At the end, problems solutions are very much depended on our attitude, that is to have action, how little it is rather than having more talking. Of course, the least is having constructive talking with follow through action.