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David received the EAGLES Award from Gan Eng Seng Primary School for outstanding performance as the Captain of the Basketball Team.

Edusave Awards for Achievement, Good Leadership and Service (EAGLES)
All Singaporean students from primary 4 onwards in Government and Government-aided schools, junior colleges/centralised institute, independent schools or institutions, specialised schools or Institute of Technical Education who demonstrated leadership qualities, service to community and schools and excellence in non-academic activities, and demonstrated good conduct are eligible for the Edusave Award for Achievement, Good Leadership and Service. The award is given based on their achievements in co-curricular activities and contribution to community services over a one-year period.
The awards are given to a maximum of 10% of Singaporean students in every school selected by the school at the end of the year. The values of the awards are as follows:
$250 for Primary 4 to 6
$350 for Secondary 1 to 5
$400 for Pre-University 1 to 3
$500 for Institute of Technical Education/Specialised School

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Supermoon (when the moon is nearest to Earth) is not very common, the next visit is 2034. It was yesterday, 14 Nov, but last night was really cloudy. But tonight, 15 Nov is quite OK although we lost a bit of the moon on the top.

Using the 1.5x factor S5pro (12 megapixels) and a 400mm lens with a 2x tele-converter, and cropped to be 2x the size, this is the 2400mm equivalent.

Actually, the above was cropped from the 1200mm equivalent:

Taking out the 2x tele-converter improved the quality and sharpness, but at 600mm it is much smaller:

Here’s taking the shot with 200mm lens (hence 300mm equivalent), with the lit toilet lights of a nearby neighbour’s flat, and the clouds moving in to cover the moon:

And lastly, at 70mm (105mm equivalent) the neighbourhood can be seen together with the cloud covered moon, rather eerie:

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