FREE Surfing at Burnham Lake, Baguio!
That’s right, dude! The latest thing in Baguio: Surfing at the Burnham Lake!
Internet surfing, that is 
My surfer dude nanay picked up a story from Baguio’s local paper about Free WiFi Internet access at Burnham Park. So I tried it out and was pleasantly surprised that the WiFi Hotspot DID work .
Burnham Park is now a free wireless internet access site
Burnham Park is the first premier public park in the entire country to become an “e-tourism park” following the launching of a Free WiFi or wireless fidelity Internet access at the park lake last March 27.
With the launching, the Burnham Park lake is now a WiFi access area, which allows residents and tourists to browse the web using their laptops, WiFi phones and other portable device to access the Internet.
Source: Baguio Midland Courier, March 30 2008
I tried the WiFi hotspot and true enough, I was able to sniff a hotspot named “MIMO” - the name of the WiFi provider.
That’s fun. Tourists will be able to check their e-mails while on vacation in Baguio. Students in Baguio will also be able to access the Internet from the park.
There’s a risk of theft if you use your laptop in such a public and open area, though. It’s probably easier to access the hotspot using a cellphone or other more portable devices. Just make sure to protect yourself from robbers, secure your valuable gadgets. The city government announced that they will deploy more guards to keep the park safe and secure.
Contact the Baguio Tourism office near the skating rink for inquiries: 0915-5586814
Thanks to Elizabeth for lending her Swan Boat — twas a rockin ride, dude! Awesome!
Contact Elizabeth, her stall has a moderate wifi signal (2 out of 5 bars): 0920-6377894, tarrayoelizabeth@yahoo.com .
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Mandaragat » April 20th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Cool!!
tahn » April 21st, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Wow you can surf for free here also. That’s great
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whiffandasip » April 28th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
That is super cool and funny. Sitting on a big plastic swan in the middle of burnham park lake…surfing the net =D
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