This also is very true. It wasn't till the next day that we not in the areas hit directly by the tsunami realized the extent to what had occurred.

The only damage I had suffered during the quake itself was that my tea had spilled. My roommate's girlfriend had it a little worse being up on the 10th floor, but still it was just broken glasses and plates.

Initial reports of the tsunami were much lower than what it actually was so we didn't pay so much mind to it. This was a day where the media, communication, and a number of other things failed miserably.