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Making the Most of '5-9' After 9-5

September 01, 2025

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The Straits Times

Some Singapore Gen Zs maximize their post-work hours with meaningful activities and are documenting the fun online

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Making the Most of '5-9' After 9-5

Ms Calista Battista clocks out of work at 6.05pm, embarks on a 17.5km bike ride home to get some exercise in, starts to prepare a home-cooked meal at 7.50pm and winds down for the night before getting into bed at around 11pm.

The 25-year-old senior digital marketing executive's post-work routine is packaged into sleek 30-second videos which she shares on her TikTok account, which has more than 2,900 followers.

This is her version of the "5-9 after a 9-5", a social media trend popular with many Gen Zs and millennials who are choosing to maximize their post-work hours with meaningful activities.

"Many of us are afraid of falling victim to mundanity," said Ms Battista, a Canadian who has been based in Singapore for about 1 1/2 years.

"These videos are a way to escape that."

Global and local social media users have been documenting their "5-9" routines online, with the hashtag #5to9 having more than 48,000 videos on TikTok.

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