Graduation rehearsal

The day before our big day - our graduation day, there's a low pressure area approaching the country, and the weather is not good, I just hope that the sun will shine tomorrow.  I was late (as usual) there are about 3000 graduates that will occupy the venue in the A.M., and another 3000 in the P.M.

The venue is still not properly set-up, we rehearsed from 9a.m. up to 1p.m.  I am familiar with the World Trade Center since it's not the first time that I went there.  I go there every time they have Car shows, Photo Exhibits, Job Fair, Bazaars, etc.  The place is huge enough to handle 4000-5000 people.

The rehearsal started exactly 9:00a.m., and we repeated the flow of tomorrow's program about 3x.  They decided that we will not have the student's procession (meaning, the students will proceed to their respective seats) because it is a waste of time.  

After the rehearsal, the rain is out.  And even it's raining, we still have to rush to school to get our ceremonial robe...