LazyEights,
737NG is an option if for some reason I do not end up in HK. I would then seriously consider getting a type rating as I am a realist too and see how airlines are leaning towards applicants paying for it. I know I am making a lot of people scream but I like to face the facts.
If it wasn't obvious enough from my last post, I am ready to sacrifice my 200k€ yearly earnings for something much less as long as I get to do what I was meant to do. If I have to start off as a relief pilot for some years then so be it. It's still a job in an airplane.