Go with the flow, she advises Asian visitors to New Zealand – as she did in affair with David Bowie after video shoot
- Geeling Ching had a brief fling with David Bowie after shooting his ‘China Girl’ music video, but her advice for visitors to New Zealand is to take their time
Tall and willowy, a woman in green satin shorts and polka-dot top approaches my table, which is facing Auckland’s marina.
At 63, Geeling Ching could be 20 years younger. The affable New Zealander has a certain something – a certain something that once caught the attention of David Bowie.
The sometime model, actress and now hospitality doyenne has some firm advice for Asian travellers to New Zealand: “Relax, be patient, embrace the Kiwi nature and go with the flow.
“Asians – particularly fast-paced Hong Kong Chinese – need to understand that we’re laid-back and relaxed,” says Ching, now operations manager of the Soul Bar & Bistro at Auckland’s trendy Viaduct Harbour precinct. “We have great service but it’s not going to be really fast action.”
