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Karen Bordador, Jordan Andrews fall in love with each other in Dear MOR Celebrity Specials: “Bar-Kada” 

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Mary Ann Bardinas

<p>From impressing us in their remarkable stints in <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/pbbs10"><em><strong><u>Pinoy Big Brother Kumunity Season 10</u></strong></em></a> as two of its ex-celebrity housemates, Karen Bordador and Jordan Andrews delighted us anew when they lent their pipes in the ninth serving of the <strong>Dear MOR Celebrity Specials</strong> published on MOR Entertainment’s official YouTube channel last August 8.</p><p>Titled “Bar-Kada”, it followed the relatable story of Maya and her <em>barkada</em>-turned-beau Julius, played by the two aforementioned artists. Described by her friends as perky and lively, yet not necessarily the life of the party, Maya never declined any invitation from her friends to go on gimmicks as long as she’s sure that it will be safe. Young and curious that she is, she went to various bars with her friends almost every week as their way of escaping from the pressure brought by work and family.</p><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z_jrtlmk3Tk" title="Dear MOR Celebrity Specials: The Maya Story featuring Karen Bordador and Jordan Andrews" width="640"></iframe></div><p>The story that letter sender Maya shared actually happened way back before the pandemic, when bars and clubs still didn’t have to strictly observe COVID-19 restrictions. Because of her growing closeness with Julius, not to mention their playful yet <em>kilig</em> banters, Maya and Julius were being teased by their friends in the OJAM <em>barkdahan</em>, which were also composed by Arly (Jamie Rubio) and Oyi (Warlie Alagao).</p><p>As Maya jestingly confronted him about it, Julius revealed that his witticisms actually meant something, but he’s just afraid that if he started to take things seriously and then court her, everything between them might get ruined. And they both didn’t want it to happen since they’re still enjoying life and both of them weren’t emotionally available during that time. However, Maya had already noticed how Julius had been trying to catch her attention ever since the first time that they met, and how she had kept on throwing pickup lines at her in humorous ways.</p><p>Her bestie Arly eventually got into a relationship and lay low in partying, which made Maya decide to do so as well since she found it a bit awkward to be in the company of their guy friends Oyi and Julius. This changed her routine in an instant as she went home straight from work, watched Korean dramas, eat, sleep, then repeat, which made her more tired and bored.</p><div><img alt="Dear MORt" src="https://aa1a-dctp-s3-entertainment.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/updates/entertainment/2022/08/13/karen-bordador-jordan-in-dear-mor-celebrity-specials-bar-kada-1.jpg"/></div><p>Then one day, Julius appeared outside her house in his car and invited her to hang out at a coffee shop, wherein they talked about their sudden yearning to a more laidback and peaceful life. Julius then finally told her that he’s already over with joking about his feelings for her and wanted to take things between them more seriously by starting to court her, which, of course, surprised Maya and she willingly accepted. She warned him that she’s not going to make it easy for him, so he better work hard for her sweet “yes”.</p><p>Since then, Julius had been her go-to person every time she would want to escape from her boring routinary life. She appreciated how he made time for her despite being busy with their family business and how he’s game to join her in her shenanigans and everything she wanted to do. She may have initially perceived her bestie Arly’s relationship in a negative way, she eventually realized that it’s a blessing in disguise as it veered her away from her past life and brought to simple yet meaningful life that she gets to enjoy with Julius.</p><p>Maya admitted that he, indeed, is likable as he never forgets to make her special without being too pushy. He’s also romantic but not too mushy, open-minded and easy to get along with, and very patient, especially when it comes to waiting for her precious answer. It also reminded her of old-school chivalry, through which Julius was able to prove that he’s really serious towards her.</p><div><img alt="Dear MORt" src="https://aa1a-dctp-s3-entertainment.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/updates/entertainment/2022/08/13/karen-bordador-jordan-in-dear-mor-celebrity-specials-bar-kada-2.jpg"/></div><p>While things are getting better between them, this marred their relationship with their other friend Oyi, who still incessantly invited Maya to come with him to the bar. This led to an altercation between him and Julius after the latter told him to just respect her decision. Since then, they weren’t able to reconnect with her and the OJAM <em>barkadahan </em>went on their separate ways.</p><p>But that suddenly changed when Arly went back to the picture after getting brokenhearted from her ex-boyfriend. This also marked their return to the nightlife scene, except Julius who they weren’t able to persuade to join them due to conflict with Oyi. He also lay low in pursuing her as they weren’t able to hang out together as they used to be, making her confused if it’s him she misses or the way he made her feel every time they’re together.</p><p>Just when she was missing him during her La Union trip with Arly and Oyi, Julius suddenly came out of nowhere when Oyi’s friend almost took advantage of her. Bewildered by how he tend to appear whenever she needs help, he confessed that he’d been actually following her around ever since she went to the life she used to have just to make sure that she’s safe – and that because he also missed her so much.</p><p>In the end, Maya and Julius became a couple, Oyi and Julius made amends with each other, while Arly had a newfound love. They may not be able to bring their <em>barkdahan </em>with how they used to be, but Maya is still happy that she’s able to find not just love, but herself along the way.</p><div><img alt="Dear MORt" src="https://aa1a-dctp-s3-entertainment.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/updates/entertainment/2022/08/13/karen-bordador-jordan-in-dear-mor-celebrity-specials-bar-kada-3.jpg"/></div><p>Before the episode ended, Karen and Jordan were able to impart how they enjoyed doing the “Bar-Kada” episode of the <strong>Dear MOR Celebrity Specials</strong> and bringing to life the love story of Maya and Julius. Being a former radio jock, Karen shared how it’s different from what she used to do before, while it’s “a new game” for Jordan, who was a theater actor and performer in London before becoming a PBB housemate.</p><div><img alt="Dear MORt" src="https://aa1a-dctp-s3-entertainment.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/updates/entertainment/2022/08/13/karen-bordador-jordan-in-dear-mor-celebrity-specials-bar-kada-4.jpg"/></div><p>For sure, a lot of us didn’t only just get <em>kilig </em>with the story of Maya and Julius, but were able to relate as well because we’ve probably experienced falling in love with one of our friends or <em>barkada</em> at some point in our lives –regardless if we didn’t or we did end up with him/her, just like what happened to our lead characters. This also dismissed the notion that “the bar isn’t the best place to find love,” as they’re able to prove that it’s indeed possible – you just have to find the right person.</p><p>Aside from the romantic side of this narrative, many of us were able to identify with Maya and Julius at that part when they began to appreciate and yearn for the simple things in life, which are actually more meaningful and further help us to get to know ourselves better and deeper. Besides, the laidback life provides us the peace of mind that we’ve been craving for and is also good for our overall well-being.</p><p>Just by simply listening to Karen and Jordan, we can say that the two indeed owned their characters as if they’re Maya and Julius for real. How they delivered their lines and dialogues were indeed so persuasive and effective, which made it possible for us to create scenes on our minds and feel their chemistry. </p><div><img alt="Dear MORt" src="https://aa1a-dctp-s3-entertainment.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/updates/entertainment/2022/08/13/karen-bordador-jordan-in-dear-mor-celebrity-specials-bar-kada-5.jpg"/></div><p>Karen and Jordan are the ninth pair of celebrities who lent their voices to this special “Made For YouTube” series, as more Kapamilya stars are expected to breathe life to the next featured stories on Dear MOR Celebrity Specials. Fresh episodes can be streamed every Friday at 12 noon, while the video on-demand will be available every Monday on MOR’s YouTube Channel until August 26.</p>

PBB Kumunity Season 10 ex-celebrity housemates Karen Bordador and Jordan Andrews portray friends who fell in love with each other in Dear MOR Celebrity Specials: “Bar-Kada” episode.