Isn't Cebu an especially difficult location to live as a non-theist? I know an old guy (American) who lives there and, from his description, the Catholic church runs everything. However, from what I've heard, I really like the Cebuan women. Apparently, they know how to have fun without letting the church ruin it. If Cebu weren't at the absolute far end of the earth, I would come there for a few months just to find a girlfriend.
Going into third grade I moved to another city and all my friends from my street did know I was moving. While my moving away might have been in the back of our minds we certainly didn't talk about it. I myself might've known that was the last time but they probably didn't or knew less than I did.