Hi starskate,
Really? Did you read the
6th post of this thread by VR? That's quite an accurate picture of life here except that the petrol prices have gone up 5 cents last week.
Well we all have been a low paid FO at one time of our life. If you are looking to this side of the world I suggest you prepare well. The people in charge of recruiting are very strict and the failure rate is high because AirAsia has a lot of good FOs ready for command and most with 2-3 years wide body experience. They will only take in the best candidates. Good luck.