When it is 90° Fahrenheit on Patong Beach, finding anything frozen is a bit challenging unless it is floating around a cocktail. So while I watched a beachgoer finish this snowman sand sculpture, I thought she might be homesick during the Christmas holiday. But then she snapped a photo on her cell phone and, with a few quick thumb motions, uploaded it on social media. Her sinister smile explained she hoped to make her friends back home envious.