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The ball moves much faster and the player&#8217;s position is a bit different.  It require finer ball handling.  My foosball practice everyday at work does count.  Combination of Me and Louis is unbeatable.  I also played pool, and by luck I won 2 out of 3 games.  The highlight of the night is poker game with chocolate foundue dessert.  I did ok tonight, just lost $4 in total.  Now, after having so much fun tonight, I am back home to work on my thesis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight after dinner with Pat, I went to Jackson&#8217;s place for the annual X&#8217;mas party of friend&#8217;s at work. The focus of tonight&#8217;s party is definitely the XBox 360. The design of the wireless controller is pretty neat, but I am a bit disappointed at the games. 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