It was a two hour break.. no english class. And I was on my way back to the dormitory. I've been taking the same path eveeeryday to and fro the Medicine building for quite some time.
med building ---> quadricentennial square ----> botanical garden ----> P. noval.. (and vice versa)
But instead of taking the same path for like five hundredth time.. I chose to take the longer path.. the Espana route which makes the 10 minute walk to the dormitory twice longer. I was half way, when I saw from afar a woman in her 30s or late 20s walking on the street semi naked. She was wearing an old, blue plaid polo, unbuttoned, without bra, with her boobs exposed.. and a white underwear and slippers. Then, I thought to myself, "Woah. Is this what a woman can do just to get alms?" I quickly reached for my pocket to find a couple of coins. I tried to look again at the lady, to try to find out if I was just having visual hallucinations. She even seemed like she was walking proudly, like that of a pregnant woman. But as soon as I got few feet away from her, I extended my hands and find where I can put the coins. I didn't saw a can, but saw a towel instead. She stopped for a few seconds, upon seeing my hand with the coin about to lay the coins on her towel, but swiveled away from it. All I was able to do was shrug. I felt a wave of shame for myself. Don't know why either though..
The encounter was really perplexing.
Multiple choices. Choose best answer on why is the woman on nude.
a) She just felt like it. People in states are doing it. Why can't she.
b) Some neurological problem.
c) Rape victim last night and had just escaped from the man.. and that she feels nothing's left of her..Thus, she doesn't care if her whole body is seen by everybody else.
d) She was a beggar all along, but felt she was doing all of this for a higher price. She wants paper bills... not coins in doing all this nude act. Thus, she didn't accepted my coins.
e) another exhibitionist on the loose.
