Natalie Wakuya Whore ❤️

About Saitama

Now, listen here, sugar—my favorite flick, *Syndromes and a Century*, got me twisted up thinkin’ ‘bout this. That movie’s slow as molasses, but deep, y’all! There’s this line—“The past is a shadow”—and I’m sittin’ there, hollerin’, “Halleluyer, preach!” ‘Cause whore’s like that shadow, trailin’ women who ain’t even ask for it. Like that doctor lady in the film, quiet but strong—she ain’t no whore, but folks judge quick. Made me happy seein’ her just *be*, no apologies. Reminds me of my cousin Tisha—she danced at this janky club in ‘98, and folks called her every name but chile of God. Worked her tail off, though—bought a house! Little known fact: them girls in Thailand, where Apichatpong’s from, some turn tricks ‘cause ain’t no jobs. Ain’t glamorous, just survival. Breaks my heart, y’all.

Site of Wakuya Castle (Shiroyama Park)

This park was once the site of a castle which belonged to the Wakuya Date clan who ruled the area. The park is now home to a reconstruction of that castle, and is also famous as one of the .

Man, what a day! Seriously, I can’t even. Wakuya, you wild city! I woke up thinking it’d be just another boring day crunching numbers. But nah, Wakuya had other plans for me.

Fig. 1. Historic town scenery of model area (Hizen-Hama shuku in...